All quasicrystals articles
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FeatureThe irregular habits of crystals
Centuries of study have refined theories of how substances with periodically ordered structures behave. Anna Demming talks to the researchers exploring where these theories can apply in materials that are not ordered periodically, or even ordered at all
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ResearchMoiré materials stretch their scope
More boundaries crumble following the latest flutter of results
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ResearchFlawless quasicrystals may be possible to synthesise simply
Cutting misalignment should allow perfect structures to form
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ResearchOldest human-made quasicrystal discovered in remains of first nuclear blast
Almost 76 years ago, US scientists set off the first nuclear bomb – and accidentally created the first synthetic quasicrystal
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ReviewThe Second Kind of Impossible: The Extraordinary Quest for a New Form of Matter
Megan McGregor reviews Paul Steinhardt’s book about the discovery of quasicrystals
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ResearchNanoparticles assemble into first single-ingredient quasicrystal
Predicted a decade ago, the first one-component quasicrystal has been made from tetrahedral particles
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ResearchLayers of complexity uncovered in new nanocrystal superlattices
New quasicrystalline soft matter materials display greatest structural complexity ever seen in these structures
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ResearchQuasicrystals on a collision course with Earth
Natural quasicrystals may form from object collisions in the solar system
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NewsDan Shechtman starts presidential campaign
Nobel laureate Shechtman seeks Knesset support to run for president of Israel
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FeatureQuasicrystals scoop prize
The 2011 Nobel laureate in chemistry, Daniel Shechtman, fought hard to win acceptance of his discovery: quasicrystals. Laura Howes tells how perseverance led to the ultimate recognition