The structure of glass is not as untidy as one would think. It has some degree of order intermediate between a liquid and a crystal. A new method allows control of this intermediate range order and improves our understanding of glass structures.
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Salmon, P. Order within disorder. Nature Mater 1, 87–88 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat737
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