The Crystal Finds Its Own Axis
In a lab where crystals are studied, a technician stares at a screen covered in bright spots and slowly rotates the sample, trying to get the spots to form a symmetric pattern. It's like tuning an old radio: you turn the knob until the static gives way to a clear signal. Now, a machine can turn that knob.
Scientists have created a program that learns to align crystals without any knowledge of how those spots work.