“Our system is remarkable because it’s incredibly simple,” said paper author and physicist David Grier of New York University ...

According to the team, this discovery not only advances understanding of time crystals but could also help understand natural processes like circadian rhythms.

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A time crystal that beats to the rhythm of both order and chaos has revealed a new way in which matter can keep time. New experiments have demonstrated the time rondeau crystal – a time crystal that ...

Imagine a clock that doesn’t have electricity, but its hands and gears spin on their own for all eternity. In a new study, physicists at the University of Colorado Boulder have used liquid crystals, ...

Physicists used liquid crystals to build a near-perpetual clock-like system, demonstrating a 'time crystal' phase where components move continuously without external power. (Nanowerk News) Imagine a ...