This 3D printer builds objects by melting a fine ... strange pattern in how the atoms were arranged. It wasn’t a normal crystal—it was something much rarer: a quasicrystal.

There are only 230 possible ways for atoms to form repeating crystal patterns. Quasicrystals do not fit into any of them; their unique shape lets them form a pattern that fills the space, but never ...

This 3D printer builds objects by melting a fine metal powder with a laser. Credit: NIST. Scientists have discovered a rare and powerful crystal hidden inside a 3D-printed aluminum alloy.

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Researchers have found special atomic patterns called quasicrystals in 3D-printed aluminum alloys ... A traditional crystal is any solid made of atoms or molecules in repeating patterns.

The alloy formed under the extreme conditions of metal 3D printing, a new way to make ... but with a few key differences. A traditional crystal is any solid made of atoms or molecules in repeating ...

The alloy formed under the extreme conditions of 3D metal printing, a new way to make metal parts ... Wang/NIST A traditional crystal is any solid made of atoms or molecules in repeating patterns.

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