Breakthrough: New Type of Matter Discovered
Sabine Hossenfelder
Aug 20, 2026 15:00
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Scientists have discovered a new type of matter. Inside a cooled crystal, structures spontaneously arranged themselves into a three dimensional weave, and they did it at around room temperature. The researchers can even rewrite parts of the pattern with a laser. News like this doesn't come every day. Let's take a look.
Paper: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41377-026-02374-7
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