Wave coarsening drives time crystallization in mechatronic metamaterials

Nature, Published online: 14 October 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11163-6Wave coarsening in active elastic media is a phenomenon in which vibrations spontaneously increase in wavelength, period and amplitude before forming a globally synchronized time crystal.

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Wave coarsening drives time crystallization in mechatronic metamaterials

Nature, Published online: 14 October 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11163-6Wave coarsening in active elastic media is a phenomenon in which vibrations spontaneously increase in wavelength, period and amplitude before forming a globally synchronized time crystal.

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