A gyroid is an infinitely connected triply periodic minimal surface discovered by Alan Schoen in 1970. [1][2] It arises naturally in polymer science and biology, as an interface with high surface area.

Apr 17, 2025 · Gyroids are furniture items in the Animal Crossing series. Each gyroid moves and make noises in a rhythm, and if music is playing nearby, they will sync their movement...

6 days ago · The gyroid, illustrated above, is an infinitely connected periodic minimal surface containing no straight lines (Osserman 1986) that was discovered by Schoen (1970).

Jul 28, 2025 · A gyroid structure is a triply periodic minimal surface, repeating infinitely in three dimensions while minimizing its surface area for a given boundary. This geometry results in a …

Nov 5, 2021 · Gyroids (はにわ or ハニワ Haniwa?) are unusual furniture items that appear in most Animal Crossing games. Though mostly furniture items, gyroids also exist as NPCs.

Feb 2, 2026 · If you're wondering how to find Gyroid Fragments, what to do with Gyroid Fragments, or full-grown Gyroids, look no further. This ACNH guide also features a handy checklist of all 36 Gyroids.

Sep 12, 2011 · An image of a gyroid created by Bathsheba Grossman. Scientists recently announced in the Proceeding of the National Academy of Sciences that the beautiful iridescent colors in butterfly …

The Gyroid and the Lidinoid are the only known triply periodic embedded minimal surfaces which are NOT cut by straight symmetry lines and/or planar symmetry curves into simple pieces. Gyroid is …

Alan Hugh Schoen (1924-...): American Mathematician. The gyroid is a triply periodic minimal surface the fundamental patch of which is reproduced opposite. The two figures are based on the equation …

Here is a chunk from -7/4 pi to 1/4 pi: A body centered cubic lattice lies on the surface. It is easy to show that the surface has no reflection symmetry, yet its symmetry is transitive on this bcc. Consequently, …