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Physicists Create Visible Time Crystal with Liquid Crystals

11/22/2025

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Physicists from University of Colorado Boulder have created a visible time crystal from liquid crystals that move in patterns when illuminated.
The time crystal concept was first proposed by Frank Wilczek, Nobel laureate, in 2012.
Researchers formed the time crystal by sandwiching liquid crystals between glass, creating dynamic kinks that interacted like particles.
The findings were published in Nature Materials, with potential applications in currency security and data storage.

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Physicists from University of Colorado Boulder have created a visible time crystal from liquid crystals that move in patterns when illuminated.
The time crystal concept was first proposed by Frank Wilczek, Nobel laureate, in 2012.
Researchers formed the time crystal by sandwiching liquid crystals between glass, creating dynamic kinks that interacted like particles.
The findings were published in Nature Materials, with potential applications in currency security and data storage.