This “Impossible” Crystal Is Changing What We Know About Reality
Once thought impossible, quasicrystals revealed a hidden order that challenges our understanding of materials. Their ...
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A new dimension of complexity for layered magnetic materials
When it comes to layered quantum materials, current understanding only scratches the surface; so demonstrates a new study from the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI. Using advanced X-ray spectroscopy at the ...
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When 3D meets 4D: Scientists decode the strange physics of quasicrystals
This finding confirms that quasicrystals are shaped by hidden higher-dimensional physics, not just random patterns. A ...
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Scientists herald active matter breakthrough with creation of three-dimensional 'synthetic worms'
Researchers have made a breakthrough in the development of 'life-like' synthetic materials which are able to move by themselves like worms. Scientists have been investigating a new class of materials ...