Fascinating. Two main things that stood out for me 1) Hyperuniform materials can be transparent - and have direction independent band gaps - http://arxiv.org/p

Fascinating. Two main things that stood out for me 1) Hyperuniform materials can be transparent - and have direction independent band gaps - http://arxiv.org/pdf/1510.05807v3.pdf http://arxiv.org/pdf/1510.05807v3.pdf 2) You can induce irreversible hyperuniformity in some emulsions by shaking them at certain amplitude - http://arxiv.org/abs/1504.04638 http://arxiv.org/abs/1504.04638 Surely there is an opportunity for some DIY garage physics here :)