Scientists observe a visible time crystal for the first time, revealing a phase of matter that repeats patterns through time.

A strange kind of matter that “ticks” forever without energy input has just taken a major leap toward real-world use. Known ...

In a new physics milestone, scientists report that a “time crystal” and an external system have been successfully linked for ...

A team of New York University researchers announced in early February 2026 that they had created “levitating” time crystals, tiny particles suspended by sound waves that appear to defy Newton’s third ...

Imagine a clock that doesn't have electricity, but its hands and gears spin on their own for all eternity. In a new study, physicists at the University of Colorado Boulder have used liquid crystals, ...

Imagine a clock that doesn’t have electricity, but its hands and gears spin on their own for all eternity. In a new study, physicists at CU Boulder have used liquid crystals, the same materials that ...