Metamaterials are ordered composite materials with electronic, optical, and magnetic properties distinct from those of the component ¿building blocks'. Their unusual properties can often be derived by ...

Examples of this are cases of iridescence in nature (like butterfly wings) and eye color, where the perceived colors are the result of environmental light interacting with these structures rather ...

Metasurfaces are thin-films composed of individual elements that have initially been developed to overcome the obstacles that metamaterials are confronted with. An example of a metasurface, which can ...

A team of MIT researchers developed a new fabrication method that allowed to make existing materials strong but stretchy.

Metamaterials that mimic the order in matters have opened an exciting gateway to reach unprecedented physical properties and functionality unattainable from naturally existing materials. The "atoms" ...

In metamaterials design, the name of the game has long been "stronger is better." Metamaterials are synthetic materials with microscopic structures that give the overall material exceptional ...

Metamaterials are artificially-structured materials with extraordinary properties not easily found in nature. With engineered three-dimensional (3D) geometries at the micro- and nanoscale, these ...

Metamaterials, known for their ability to manipulate classical waves like sound and light, have now been leveraged to simulate Schrödinger dynamics—a cornerstone of quantum mechanics.

Overall behavior of composite materials and metamaterials. The fundamentals of homogenization ... and periodic approaches with examples from particulate, whisker, platelet, and fiber-reinforced ...

Mechanical metamaterials research demands interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation. (Nanowerk News) Metamaterials are artificially-structured materials with extraordinary properties not easily ...