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MIT scientists break 20-year rule to reveal new crystal structures
Original: MIT scientists break a 20-year rule and unlock never-before-seen crystal structures
Researchers at MIT have overturned a rule that held in materials science for two decades, opening the door to crystal structures never observed before. The finding suggests previously impossible arrangements of atoms can be stabilised, potentially expanding the range of materials available for electronics and other technologies. The work is drawing attention across science media as an example of a long-standing assumption being revised.
Why now: A widely accepted 20-year-old scientific rule being broken is inherently newsworthy and points to new materials possibilities
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- MIT scientists break a 20-year rule and unlock never-before-seen crystal structures · Science Daily
- MIT scientists break a 20-year rule and unlock never-before-seen crystal structures · Science Daily
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