A short history of an elusive yet ubiquitous structure in chemistry, materials, and mathematics

Stephen T. Hyde; Michael O'Keeffe; Davide M. Proserpio

doi:10.1002/anie.200801519

A short history of an elusive yet ubiquitous structure in chemistry, materials, and mathematics

Stephen T. Hyde, Michael O'Keeffe, Davide M. Proserpio

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Beauty in the sciences: The extraordinary history of a three-periodic net and its associated surface, the gyroid, is recounted (see picture). These structures appear in diverse contexts in mathematics, as the topology for crystal structures in materials, which is the basis for liquid crystal phases and derived mesoporous materials, and in insect pigments. (Figure Presented)

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	7996-8000
Number of pages	5
Journal	Angewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume	47
Issue number	42
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.200801519
Publication status	Published - 6 Oct 2008

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