In 1982, a metal revealed a 10-fold structure scientists thought was impossible and ended up rewriting crystal science
Published on: May 18, 2026, 3:35 p.m. | Source: Times of India
Science News: In 1982, Dan Shechtman's discovery of a unique tenfold symmetry in a metal alloy challenged existing theories of crystallography and led to the groundbreaking concept of quasicrystals, earning him a Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
