Systems that feature long-range order but no translational periodicity are intriguing. Now, a T-shaped molecule consisting of three non-miscible components has been devised that self-assembles into a columnar liquid quasicrystal.
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Impéror-Clerc, M. A liquid quasicrystal of columns. Nat. Chem. 15, 591–592 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41557-023-01184-3
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