What are Quasicrystals? 💎✴️

They're a unique form of matter that breaks conventional rules of crystallography. They break the norms, offering a glimpse into nature's ability to create complex, non-repeating patterns on a microscopic level.

(1/7) Imagine a typical crystal, like salt or diamond. The atoms in these structures repeat in a 3D pattern. It's as predictable as seeing the same scene pass by when you're on a train looking out the window.

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