Quasicrystals, once considered impossible, were found in a 3D-printed aluminum alloy – and they make it stronger. This could ...

Sometimes an extra layer of atoms squeezes between other layers during the crystal's formation; sometimes there are holes where atoms are missing. Later, after the metal has solidified ...

The NIST team wanted to know what made this metal so strong. Part of the answer, it turned out, was quasicrystals. In metals, ...

copper crystals. You can see the result in the video below. To grow pure metal crystals, he used copper wire and copper sulfate. He also used a special regulated power supply to create a low ...

The NIST team wanted to know what made this metal so strong. Part of the answer, it turned out, was quasicrystals. How Do Quasicrystals Make Aluminum Stronger? In metals, perfect crystals are weak.