Spontaneous quasi-crystal self-assembly observed using tiny vibrating magnetic spheres

Date 19th, Jul 2023
Source Phys.org - Scientific News Websites

DESCRIPTION

A team of physicists at Université Paris-Saclay has, for the first time, observed spontaneous quasi-crystal self-assembly. The observation occurred during an experiment they were conducting with tiny vibrating magnetic spheres. The team has written a paper describing their experiment and have posted it on the arXiv preprint server while they await peer review.