Quasicrystals, once considered impossible, were found in a 3D-printed aluminum alloy – and they make it stronger. This could change how we design aircraft and car components. Researchers at NIST ...

NIST researchers have found special atomic patterns called quasicrystals in 3D-printed aluminum alloys. Quasicrystals ...

In 2017, a team at HRL Laboratories, based in California, and UC Santa Barbara discovered a high-strength aluminum alloy that ...

Scientists have discovered a rare and powerful crystal hidden inside a 3D-printed aluminum alloy. This unusual crystal, ...