This container is a paraboloid, but its shape does not need to be made as accurately as a rigid mirror.

ECONOMIST: Mirror, mirror

He remembered an earlier article he'd read about a radical--though discredited--theory: that smell came not from a molecule's shape, but from its vibration.

FORBES: The scent of money

And given Turkey's history as a secular democratic state that respects the rule of law, but is also a majority Muslim nation, it plays a critical role I think in helping to shape mutual understanding and stability and peace not only in its neighborhood but around the world.

WHITEHOUSE: President Obama Meets with Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan