A detailed simulation of the packing behaviour of deformable particles settles the debate about whether soft matter can adopt an unconventional crystal structure at high densities — it can. The hunt is now on for a real-world example.
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Sciortino, F., Zaccarelli, E. Soft heaps and clumpy crystals. Nature 493, 30–31 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/493030a
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