"Revolutionary Spinning Crystals Exhibit Life-like Properties, Physicists Discover"

Physicists from Aachen, Düsseldorf, Mainz, and Wayne State University have discovered that crystals made of rotating particles exhibit life-like properties, reshaping our understanding of material behavior.

• Research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America reveals that these unique Crystal structures can split into fragments and form unusual grain boundaries.
• The study highlights the Elasticity (physics) of these crystals, demonstrating controllable structural defects that can mimic behaviors seen in biological systems like an Embryo or a Starfish.
• Collaboration among institutions such as Wayne State University in Detroit and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has led to groundbreaking insights into the physical properties of these revolutionary crystals.