Cover imageWith the aid of recently emerged metamaterials offering extraordinary properties unattainable in nature, ...

The science of designing and engineering such materials is the subject of the field of metamaterials (Box 1), and the subset of this field, in which the aim is the control of acoustic waves ...

Explore how metamaterials are revolutionizing architecture with acoustic invisibility, earthquake resilience, and energy harvesting solutions.

So-called "acoustic metamaterials" are specifically designed to control and manipulate sound waves, usually for the purpose of dampening or transmitting sound. But such an acoustic device can only ...

Acoustic and mechanical metamaterials can route and control sound with an unprecedented degree of control. We expect many more wonders, given the enormous opportunities that modern nanofabrication ...

The Physics of Invisibility: Metamaterials and Cloaking Devices Metamaterials (negative refractive index) bend light around objects, creating "invisibility cloaks" (2006 Duke University breakthrough).

Hong Kong-based Acoustic Metamaterials Group (AMG), a smart materials and acoustics firm, aims to expand the use of recycled plastic in the construction industry to help the sector lower its ...

Researchers from University of Wisconsin-Madison have unveiled a new acoustic metamaterial capable of moving and rotating ...

On the other end, the tailor-made acoustic metamaterial was fastened into the opening. With the hit of the play button, the experimental loudspeaker set-up came oh-so-quietly to life in the lab.

"The multifunctionality of metamaterials—being simultaneously lightweight and strong while having tunable acoustic properties—make them great candidates for use in extreme-condition ...

A metamaterial with acoustic properties that can be reconfigured in less than one tenth of a second has been made by researchers at the University of Bristol in the UK. Created by Mihai Caleap and ...