How can carbon atoms make both graphite and diamonds? 💎 The answer lies in atomic structure, how those carbon atoms are arranged. Princeton University neuroscientist Sebastian Seung explains how this simple shift unlocks dramatic differences in material properties. It’s one of the great triumphs of 20th-century physics, discovering how atomic organization shapes the behavior of matter. But this idea goes beyond crystals. Could the same principle help us understand the most complex material of a