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Discovering a Naturally Occurring Quasicrystal
50:02 - 58:20 (08:18)
Over a period of two years, researchers discovered that a quasicrystal found in a grain of a meteorite was likely formed in space and was not of human origin. The grain was found in the obscure stream of Coriax, and the discovery sheds light on the formation of planets.
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Physicist Paul Steinhardt talks about the discovery of quasicrystals and the unexpected finding of these structures in natural materials such as meteorites, revealing insights into the formation of planets.
50:02 - 54:17 (04:15)
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Physicist Paul Steinhardt talks about the discovery of quasicrystals and the unexpected finding of these structures in natural materials such as meteorites, revealing insights into the formation of planets.
ChapterDiscovering a Naturally Occurring Quasicrystal
Episode#058 - Professor Paul Steinhardt - A New Kind Of Matter
PodcastModern Wisdom
The discovery of a piece from one of the greatest puzzles in meteorite history was finally found after a long and arduous journey over tricky terrain.
54:19 - 58:20 (04:01)
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The discovery of a piece from one of the greatest puzzles in meteorite history was finally found after a long and arduous journey over tricky terrain. The whereabouts of this fragment of a prolific rock raining down from the sky in 2011, has finally been solved, along with the various stories and mysteries of its journey throughout the universe.