Math! Science! History! ®

Today, we’re explor­ing qua­sicrys­tals, what they are, how an “impos­si­ble” pat­tern was found in a lab, how it became the cat­a­lyst to rewrit­ing text­books, and why this exot­ic order mat­ters for real‑world tech­nolo­gies from wear‑resistant coat­ings to pho­ton­ics. I’m Gabrielle Bir­chak, and this is Math! Sci­ence! His­to­ry! Imag­ine hold­ing a met­al that seems to obey rules nature once for­bid. You

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