Researchers in Vienna have discovered something remarkable: crystals that don’t form in space, like diamonds or salt, but in ...

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

The visible patterns produced by the time crystals could be used for data storage and anti-counterfeiting designs.

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

Nature has many rhythms: the seasons result from Earth's movement around the sun, the ticking of a pendulum clock results ...

First theorized in 2012, researchers are beginning to find new ways to implement this mind-bending technology.

In a groundbreaking scientific achievement, researchers have successfully created a new phase of matter known as time ...

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 ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: First theorized in 2012, time crystals are similar to ...