(Nanowerk Spotlight) Researchers have identified kirigami as an intriguing tool to create programmable mechanical metamaterials with unconventional mechanical and morphological responses. These ...

Neurophos co-founder Andrew Traverso works on an optics experiment in the lab. (Neurophos Photo) A semi-stealthy startup called Neurophos says it’s raised $7 million in seed funding to support the ...

Metamaterials – artificially made materials with properties that aren’t found in the natural world – are poised to transform daily life. Their unique properties are enhancing products from sporting ...

Upon visiting the birthplace of the Nobel Prize, I realized why South Korea cannot receive Nobel Prizes in basic science ...

A new approach to producing metamaterials draws on kirigami techniques to make three-dimensional, reconfigurable building blocks that can be used to create complex, dynamic structures. Because the ...

In recent years, the popularity of metamaterials has increased significantly. These materials are not found in nature or made using chemical reactions, but are designed geometrically in the physics ...

No More Noise 2: Metamaterials Can Make the World a Quieter Place Materials scientists are getting creative in the quest to quiet our increasingly noisy world. Using metamaterials - man made materials ...

Magnetic resonance imaging has become an indispensable tool for medical diagnostics. Using metamaterials - printed circuit boards whose properties can be systematically adjusted - can increase ...