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Research published under Phys. Rev. B 105, 125118 details several breakthrough concepts:

: It predicts how light (photons) can be trapped or guided in unique ways not possible in flat space. Technical Implications 125118

: Scientists have developed a way to classify these lattices using new mathematical "space groups." Research published under Phys

This "solid content" is highly relevant for future technology in: these exist in curved "hyperbolic" space.

: The study explains how electrons or photons move through these curved structures.

: Developing "topological insulators" that conduct electricity only on their edges.

: Unlike standard flat crystals, these exist in curved "hyperbolic" space.