Physicist Paul Steinhardt discusses the creation of  "Impossible crystals": quasi-crystals with five-fold symmetry previously believed impossible.

Physicist Paul Steinhardt discusses the creation of "Impossible crystals": quasi-crystals with five-fold symmetry previously believed impossible.

Paul Steinhardt on Impossible Crystals

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Paul Steinhardt on Impossible Crystals

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