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Emmett Shear@eshear• about 1 year ago
There are crystal structures that simply won't form anymore, even though they did a few decades ago. Real life Ice-9? Could make an incredible sci-fi book. https://t.co/plVu56KejX
Grace (cross posting arc)@kindgracekind• about 1 year ago
Replying to @eshear
@eshear “It is hypothesized that contact with a single microscopic seed crystal of the new polymorph can be enough to start a chain reaction causing the transformation of a much larger mass of material.” https://t.co/MZkQ6cl9c9
