The phase diagram for a family of truncated hard cubes, which are also experimentally realizable, shows a diversity of stable crystal structures and mesophases. Selected for an Editor's Suggestion.

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Phase Diagram and Structural Diversity of a Family of Truncated Cubes: Degenerate Close-Packed Structures and Vacancy-Rich States
Anjan P. Gantapara, Joost de Graaf, René van Roij, and Marjolein Dijkstra
Phys. Rev. Lett. 111, 015501 (2013)

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