Scientists have discovered a system of matter unlike anything they’ve ever seen before, capable of being both crystal-like and a liquid. The new matter is called “disordered hyperuniformity,” it may drastically change the way we can design materials, and, oh yeah, it’s only found in chicken eyes.
Essentially, the new matter demonstrates order at large distances and disorder at shorter distances–almost like an Impressionist painting. Are all Impressionist painters secretly chickens? (The short answer is no.)
via Geekosystem
