Smith Hat Turns Light Into Pinwheels | Science News

Scientists turned the Smith hat—a mathematically aperiodic shape that solved Einstein’s tiling puzzle—into a light-bending marvel. By laser-shining on tiny Smith hat structures, they revealed wild, pinwheel-like diffraction patterns with chiral “handedness,” proving light twists based on the structure’s lack of mirror symmetry. This breakthrough links abstract geometry to real-world optics, unlocking new ways to control light and paving the way for next-gen optical tech. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Sources:https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/09/260914102432.htm More coverage & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/7cf5378f3d0494ae Report issues to [email protected].