Physicists have unveiled a new type of time crystal that is governed by quantum behavior that conflicts with classical models ...

A time crystal is a form of matter that shows continuous, repeating patterns over time, much like how atoms in a normal ...

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Imagine a clock that doesn't have electricity, but its hands and gears spin on their own for all eternity. In a new study, physicists at the University of Colorado Boulder have used liquid crystals, ...

In their study, Zhao and Smalyukh created a space–time crystal in the nematic phase of a liquid crystal. In this phase the crystal’s rod-like molecules align parallel to each other and also flow like ...