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Link found between golden ratio and atomic symmetry 
iMechanica | by Mike Ciavarella | Mon, Jan 25
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The researchers discovered that when they tuned the system and
artificially introduced more quantum uncertainty, the chain of atoms
acted like a nanoscale guitar string. They used a special probe,
neutron scattering', which enabled them to see the actual atomic scale
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