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The butterfly effect: A misaligned experiment accidentally unfolds quantum wings
In a remarkable scientific breakthrough, researchers at Princeton University have observed a fractal energy pattern in ...
Hofstadter’s Butterfly Lands at Last – A 50-Year Quantum Mystery Solved
Scientists at Princeton University have made a groundbreaking discovery in quantum materials, revealing that electron energy ...
Scientists Just Discovered A Brand-New Superconductor That Could Change the Game
One of the things that makes graphene so special is that it can turn into a superconductor when super-thin sheets of it are stacked on top of each other in a twisted moiré pattern. For some time ...
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Building A Spinning Moiré Effect Lamp
A concise, comical explanation of Moiré patterns, via XKCD. Moiré patterns are interference patterns created when grids of different size or alignment are placed over each other. You’ve ...
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Precision DIY Calipers? That’s A Moiré!
Moiré patterns are a thing of art, physics, and now tool design! [Julldozer] from Mojoptix creatively uses a moiré pattern to achieve a 0.05 mm precision goal for his custom designed 3D ...