Cornell Researchers Break Optical Reciprocity Using Semiconductor Nanoclusters

By Munis Raza · Interesting Engineering · 2026-07-28

According to Interesting Engineering, a research team at Cornell University has demonstrated that light can be forced to behave differently depending on which side of a material it enters. By using cadmium-based semiconductor nanoclusters, the engineers bypassed the need for expe

According to Interesting Engineering, a research team at Cornell University has demonstrated that light can be forced to behave differently depending on which side of a material it enters. By using cadmium-based semiconductor nanoclusters, the engineers bypassed the need for expe