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Thin wires packed into spherical cavities with high internal torsion lead to disordered structures. Left: Simulation; color indicates bending energy. Right: X-ray tomography scans from experimental realizations. Bottom: Cuts through the packings. Selected for an Editors' Suggestion and a Synopsis in Physics. [N. Stoop, J. Najafi, F. K. Wittel, M. Habibi, and H. J. Herrmann, Phys. Rev. Lett. 106, 214102 (2011)]

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