The Discovery of Quasicrystals: A Revolution in Crystallography

Posted: 2025-04-08 09:15:51 UTC

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In 1982, Dan Shechtman discovered quasicrystals, crystals with 5-fold symmetry, which were initially considered impossible and led to the rewriting of textbooks.

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Discovery of quasicrystals

Challenged existing scientific beliefs

Rewriting of textbooks

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Initial disbelief and resistance from the scientific community

Necessity to revise established scientific theories

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