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Condensed matter

Condensed matter

In search of time crystals

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17 Jul 2018
Taken from the July 2018 issue of Physics World

Dreamt up by the physics Nobel laureate Frank Wilczek in 2012, the notion of “time crystals” is now moving from theory to experiment – and could also lead to applications such as a new kind of atomic clock. Philip Ball explains

There’s no point in denying that the appeal of an idea in science can depend on finding a catchy n

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Philip Ball is a freelance writer based in London. His latest book is Beyond Weird, e-mail p.ball@btinternet.com
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