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Discoveries in Physics Research

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Graphic showing the quasicrystals discovered in this research.
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Physicists coax superconductivity and more from quasicrystals

Introduce flexible platform for making the enigmatic materials; work could jumpstart interest in field and allow new studies of exotic phenomena
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