Scientists created a maze-like fractal inspired by the movements of chess pieces. The ultra-difficult maze could help to improve our understanding of bizarre quasicrystals.

A team of physicists has created a maze that they claim is the most difficult, using a pattern from the game of chess to make the structure. To the untrained eye, the maze looks like the most ...

This is the foundation for what they are calling the world’s most difficult maze. Quasicrystals are a rare and exotic type of matter that are made up of several atoms. Image source: Ezume Images ...

The most devious mazes are designed to be as confusing as possible, with dead ends and identical-looking junctions. But there is a stunningly simple rule that will always get you out of a maze, no ...

The record for getting through the most difficult maze last year was 40 minutes, but some people can spend hours trying to find their way. “It’s a ton of fun,” Chmielewski said.

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The record for getting through the most difficult maze last year was 40 minutes, but some people can spend hours trying to find their way. “It’s a ton of fun,” Chmielewski said.

The record for getting through the most difficult maze last year was 40 minutes, but some people can spend hours trying to find their way. “It’s a ton of fun,” Chmielewski said.