Chinese Researchers Develop Insulator-Free Topological Photonic Chips Using Honeycomb Lattices

By Rupendra Brahambhatt · Interesting Engineering · 2026-08-01

Interesting Engineering reports that physicists in China have successfully engineered a photonic chip that utilizes its entire surface area for data transmission. By replacing traditional insulating barriers with a repeating cyclic pattern of magnetic rods, the team created four

Interesting Engineering reports that physicists in China have successfully engineered a photonic chip that utilizes its entire surface area for data transmission. By replacing traditional insulating barriers with a repeating cyclic pattern of magnetic rods, the team created four