The field of mathematics often supplies papers that demand attention even from casual observers. Here’s a new one:
“Non-Squeezing Property Of Contact Balls,” Sheng-Fu Chiu, arXiv 1405.1178v1, May 6, 2014. The author is at Northwestern University.
Here’s detail from the study:
BONUS (unrelated):
“IMPROVEMENT IN MACHINES FOR SQUEEZING PUDDLERS BALLS,” US Patent #190,385, granted to E. Suckow, 1877.
Here’s detail from that patent:
BONUS: Puddling