Flawless quasicrystals may be possible to synthesise simply

An image showing a top-down view of two quasicrystals

Source: © Shahani Group/University of Michigan

Cutting misalignment should allow perfect structures to form

Quasicrystals can grow together without forming a grain boundary provided their lattices are directionally well-aligned, US scientists have discovered. The researchers hope that their work could help quasicrystals to finally realise their full potential, more than 25 years after their discovery.