An international research team has developed mechanical metamaterials with a high elastic energy density. Highly twisted rods that deform helically provide these metamaterials with a high stiffness ...

They have developed a new class of mechanical metamaterials—artificially engineered structures that store and release elastic ...

An international research team coordinated at KIT (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology) has developed mechanical metamaterials ...

Metamaterials are artificially-structured materials with extraordinary properties not easily found in nature. With engineered ...

space applications, and perhaps new approaches to optical computing and energy harvesting. The fascinating functionalities of metamaterials typically require multiple stacks of material layers, which ...

This introductory course is designed to cover the technology fundamentals of the optical and mechanical metamaterials, micro-/nano-fabrication methodologies, and prospective applications. Specific ...

This introductory course is designed to cover the technology fundamentals of the optical and mechanical metamaterials, micro-/nano-fabrication methodologies, and prospective applications. Specific ...

Scientists leverage nano-optical elements such as photonic crystals, plasmonic surfaces, and optical metamaterials to realize unprecedented control over light absorption, propagation, emission, and ...

Tiny magnetic "flowers" engineered by physicist Anna Palau are redefining how we manipulate magnetic fields. These ...