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Meteorites are uncontrollable, unpredictable, and everywhere. Earth already bears the scars of countless impacts. Looking at them gives us strange insights into how our world was formed and… Read More

|Extremely Rare In Nature – a Quasi-crystal A type of crystal-like structure that is extremely rare in nature – a quasi-crystal – has been found in a fragment of… Read More

The strange class of materials known as quasicrystals has a new member. In a paper published on Thursday, Dec. 20, in Science, researchers from Brown University describe a quasicrystallin… Read More

Daily briefing: The quest to find an ‘impossible’ natural quasicrystalDaily briefing: The quest to find an ‘impossible’ natural quasicrystal, Published online: 11 Jan… Read More

New study shows unique magnetic transitions in quasicrystal-like structures… Read More

Uma vista aérea do marco zero 28 horas após o Teste Trinity em 16 de julho de 1945. A explosão nuclear criou um quasicristal recém-descoberto que se formou quan… Read More

Nuclear bombs are most popular for their destructive capabilities. Most nuclear bombs rely on splitting the atom, which produces mass obliteration for anything within the blast radius. Howev… Read More

Quasicrystal is a form of matter with an unusual arrangement of atoms. Although it’s called a “crystal” but it lacks symmetry. Unlike crystals, pattern within the quasicrys… Read More

“There can be no such creature.” When Dan Shechtman looked at the picture his microscope had produced in 1982 he couldn’t believe his eyes. He saw a pattern of conce… Read More

Through the looking glass: The world of quantum physics and quantum computing is challenging for most people to wrap their heads around. I have read a fair number of books on the subjects… Read More

Beaming a laser pulse sequence based on Fibonacci numbers at atoms inside a quantum computer, physicists have created a previosuly undetected phase of matter. What is fascin… Read More

Quasicrystals #GS 03 Science and Technology For Prelims Quasicrystals A quasicrystal’s atoms are arranged in a pattern that repeats itself at irregular intervals unlike in a crystal, w… Read More

Context: According to a recent study, Scientists have discovered a new type of one with 12-fold symmetry, in the Sand Hills of north central Nebraska, USA. Relevance: GS III: Science and Tec… Read More

Earlier this month, the New York-based chemical supplier Alfa Chemistry announced the addition of photoactive polymers, alternative energy materials, and micro-nano electric materials to its… Read More

Having rooted in the field of materials science for years, Alfa Chemistry recently announced its decision to further upgrade its product lines. After this move, an optimized product portfoli… Read More