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Eternal Change for No Energy: A Time Crystal Finally Made Real

The Quanta Podcast

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Introduction

A time crystal is a novel phase of matter that physicists have strived to realize for many years. It's an object whose parts move in a regular repeating sustaining this constant change without burning any energy. A new category of phases matter, expanding the definition of what a phase is. Explore other science mysteries in the quanta book, alice and bob meet the wall of fire.

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