Cornell used simple semiconductor nanoclusters to break optical symmetry, creating materials that interact differently.

Light typically interacts with a material the same way whether it enters through the front or the back—like polarized ...

About 500 metres below the surface, fragile glass sponges have survived for years while illustrating an engineering challenge ...

Benjamin SchaferRarified Technologies, Inc. We propose a new approach to atmospheric sensing at 30-100 km altitudes using ...

Along the vast ocean floor lives a species of glass sponge known as Venus' flower basket. Though delicate-looking, its ...

Metamaterials are redefining wireless communications by transforming the environment itself into an active part of the network. From Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RIS) and holographic MIMO ...

A new discovery in physics could help engineers stabilize robots and structures without relying on complex sensors and control systems, and design metamaterials and network systems that are currently ...

Defeating drones starts with detection, and suppliers of relatively small and affordable radars are rushing to meet global demand.

The Milwaukee Brewers have one of Major League Baseball's best prospects down in the minors right now making his case for a promotion to at least Triple-A. That is, of course, in reference to No. 1 ...

In a new Nature Physics publication, University of Amsterdam researchers introduce human-made materials that spring to life. These 'metamaterials' don't just learn to change shape, but can ...

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 ...

Two plastic rectangular boxes, one woven and one a continuous sheet. Center, Axial buckling: Hands crush each box, compressing it inward. Center, Torsional buckling: Hands twist each box. Right, After ...