Did the discovery of Shechtman open a new field?
No
Yes, Quasicrystals
Yes, Quantum Physics
Yes, Gene Editing
Answer
In 1982, Dan Shechtman was studying aluminum-manganese alloys under an electron microscope when he discovered an unexpected structure. The regular arrangement of atoms in crystals was disrupted by a pattern of fivefold symmetry, which was not thought to be possible. This discovery opened up a new field of study, called quasicrystals, which are materials with an ordered atomic structure that is not periodic.
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