All quasicrystals articles
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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