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NYU Researchers Unveil Gyromorphs for Next-Gen Photonics

11/7/2025

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New York University researchers introduced gyromorphs, a new class of materials that block light from all directions, a crucial capability for isotropic photonic devices.
Gyromorphs fuse liquid-like disorder with crystal-like structure, addressing limitations of traditional materials such as quasicrystals.
Lead researcher Stefano Martiniani notes the material's unique structure that reconciles previously incompatible features, with the work published in Physical Review Letters.
The breakthrough could significantly advance energy-efficient, high-speed computing technologies.

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Story summary

New York University researchers introduced gyromorphs, a new class of materials that block light from all directions, a crucial capability for isotropic photonic devices.
Gyromorphs fuse liquid-like disorder with crystal-like structure, addressing limitations of traditional materials such as quasicrystals.
Lead researcher Stefano Martiniani notes the material's unique structure that reconciles previously incompatible features, with the work published in Physical Review Letters.
The breakthrough could significantly advance energy-efficient, high-speed computing technologies.