Gömböc 166 in New Caledonia
The University of New Caledonia is one of the major institutions of higher education in the French overseas territories. Located in Nouméa, the largest francophone city in Oceania, the university…
The ‘Gömböc’ [‘goemboets] is the first known homogenous object with one stable and one unstable equilibrium point – only two equilibria on a horizontal surface.
It can be proven that no object with less than two equilibria exists.
A series of individual Gömböc models were launched in 2007. Each piece carries a unique number not higher than the current year.
The majority of these Gömböc models are exhibited at famous universities or museums wordlwide.
The ‘Gömböc’ [‘goemboets] is the first known homogenous object with one stable and one unstable equilibrium point – only two equilibria on a horizontal surface.
It can be proven that no object with less than two equilibria exists.
A series of individual Gömböc models were launched in 2007. Each piece carries a unique number not higher than the current year.
The majority of these Gömböc models are exhibited at famous universities or museums wordlwide.
The University of New Caledonia is one of the major institutions of higher education in the French overseas territories. Located in Nouméa, the largest francophone city in Oceania, the university…
The University of French Polynesia (French acronym UPF), located in Punaauia, on the island of Tahiti, is one of the main institutions of higher education in the French overseas territories…
Founded in 1870 and consistently ranked among the world’s top 100 universities, the Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen (RWTH Aachen) is not only Germany’s largest engineering school, in several subject areas (such as…
Located in the southern part of the peninsula, with over 1.5 million inhabitants Gwangju is South Korea’s sixth largest metropolis and the Gwangju Inseong High School is among the elite…
Tecahing about 20.000 students, the Johannes Kepler University Linz is among Austria’s major institutions of higher education. Founded in 1966, it is consistently ranked among best young universities in Europe.…
Owned by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and operated by an independend editorial board, the MIT Technology Review is one of the world’s most respected popular science magazines. Established in…
Founded in 1874 at the University Cambridge by James Clerk Maxwell and having 30 Nobel-laureates in its history, the Cavendish Laboratory is among the world’s foremost physics departments. After spending 100 years at…
Founded in 2020, the Yanqi Lake Beijing Institute of Mathematical Science and Applications (BIMSA) is already regarded as one of the foremost mathematical research centers in China. Led by Fields…
The Society for the Foundations of Computational Mathematics (FoCM) created the Stephen Smale prize whose objective is to recognize the work of one or two young mathematicians in the areas at the heart of the…
The Julia Stoschek Foundation (JSF) owns one of the world’s most significant collections of time-based art. JSF decided to celebrate the 15th birthday of the collection by an extraordinary exhibition with 1.5…
One of the world’s top engineering schools, the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (also called briefly EPFL) has a unique collection of mathematical models and scientific instruments. Located in the…
Founded in 1303, Sapienza University in Rome is not only one of the world’s oldest institutions of higher education but also Europe’s largest university by enrollment. Beyond being consistently ranked…
Ranked #1 in Colombia and #6 in Latin America, Universidad de los Andes (popularly called Uniandes) is an outstanding private university in Bogotá where the Department of Mathematics decided to…
The Centre Pompidou in Paris hosts several outstanding cultural institutions, among them the Bibliothéque Publique d’Information (BPI), one of the most significant public libraries in France. The library decided to put Gömböc…
Eastern Mediterrenaen University , founded in the city of Famagusta in 1986 is the leading university of Northern Cyprus and the second best instituion of higher education of Cyprus. The Department of Mathematics…
Science • Technical applications
Art • Education • Miscellaneous
Since its discovery the mathematics behind the Gömböc has inspired several scientific results and technical innovations, its self-righting nature and philosophy touched numerous artists all over the world.
Photos, TV shows,
talks, short movies, podcasts, events …
Find pictures from the world’s most famous scientists playing with the Gömböc, or watch the Gömböc introduction in the BBC. Study scientific articles or talks about the Gömböc.
Science • Technical applications
Art • Education • Miscellaneous
Since its discovery the mathematics behind the Gömböc has inspired several scientific results and technical innovations, its self-righting nature and philosophy touched numerous artists all over the world.
Photos, TV shows,
talks, short movies, podcasts, events …
Find pictures from the world’s most famous scientists playing with the Gömböc, or watch the Gömböc introduction in the BBC. Study scientific articles or talks about the Gömböc.