Quasicrystals were discovered by chance about 40 years ago, and it has largely been a matter of luck to find new ones since. Now, an approach has been found to grow colloidal quasicrystals by turning a dial while directly observing them with an optical microscope.
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Dulle, M. Watch them grow. Nat. Phys. 21, 872–873 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-025-02924-7
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