In addition to the never-repeating quasicrystal patterns, this model can also form other observed regular crystal structures such as hexagons, body-centered cubes and so on.

With diamonds or other crystals, this will result in a predictable pattern of bright spots or peaks, known as Bragg peaks. Compared to typical crystals, quasicrystals yield a distinct and more complex ...

It may sound like science fiction, but it’s not: Scientists have created the first time crystal, using a chain of ions. Just as a standard crystal repeats in a regular spatial pattern, a time ...

One of the pattern's mesmerizing features is that, like a true quasi-crystal, it looks regular but never repeats exactly. "I'd conjecture that this was quite deliberate", says Lu. "They wanted to ...

The discovery of a crystal whose atoms are packed in a pattern that never repeats has won Israeli scientist Daniel Shechtman the 2011 Nobel Prize in chemistry. The structures in quasicrystals, as ...

The new crystals showcase two special patterns: the 2025 design features long linear cuts with a circle near the top representing the 139′ pole and the iconic building famous for the ball drop ...

Crystal "sunstones" could have helped Viking sailors to navigate even when cloud or fog hid the sun. Vikings navigated using sundials calibrated to show the direction of the North Pole.