We finally understand why quasicrystals can exist

[Pelican Press 0]

For decades, the shimmering, perplexing world of quasicrystals has baffled scientists. These materials, neither perfectly ordered crystals nor chaotically arranged glasses, occupy a strange middle ground. Now, researchers believe they’ve cracked the code, revealing why these unusual structures can exist and, surprisingly, why they can even be the most stable configuration for certain atoms.

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