A time crystal is a form of matter that shows continuous, repeating patterns over time, much like how atoms in a normal ...

A team at CU Boulder has made a curious state of matter in which particles move constantly—like a clock with hands and gears ...

In a groundbreaking scientific achievement, researchers have successfully created a new phase of matter known as time ...

First theorized in 2012, researchers are beginning to find new ways to implement this mind-bending technology.

Physicists at the University of Colorado Boulder have created the first time crystal that humans can actually see, using liquid crystals that swirl into never-ending patterns when illuminated by light ...

For the first time, a time crystal has been built that can be directly seen by human eyes, rippling in an array of neon-hued ...

In their study, Zhao and Smalyukh created a space–time crystal in the nematic phase of a liquid crystal. In this phase the crystal’s rod-like molecules align parallel to each other and also flow like ...

Researchers have developed a blueprint for weaving hopfions—complex, knot-like light structures—into repeating spacetime crystals. By exploiting two-color beams, they can generate ordered chains and ...

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