More information: Jan Voigt et al, An aperiodic chiral tiling by topological molecular self-assembly, Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-55405-5 Provided by Swiss Federal ...

The resulting aperiodic layer could even exhibit novel physical properties. Is it possible to tile a surface with a single shape in such a way that the pattern never repeats itself? In 2022 ...