A lab mistake led to self-forming spiral patterns on metal surfaces, revealing chemical-mechanical interactions.

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UCLA doctoral student Yilin Wong noticed that some tiny dots had appeared on one of her samples, which had been accidentally left out overnight. The layered sample consisted of a germanium wafer ...