A research team of Professor Yan Chen from the Tianjin University presents a reconfigurable hierarchical metamaterial, establishes a linear relationship between its stiffness and the number of active ...

Engineers have unveiled an encodable multifunctional material that can dynamically tune its shape and mechanical properties in real time. Inspired by the remarkable adaptability observed in biological ...

Metamaterial-based backward wave oscillators (BWOs) represent a significant advancement in the generation of coherent microwave radiation. These devices exploit engineered metamaterials—materials ...

The number of ways to harvest energy that would otherwise go unused and wasted is extraordinary. To cite a few of the many examples, there’s the heat given off during almost any physical or electronic ...

Common push puppet toys in the shapes of animals and popular figures can move or collapse with the push of a button at the bottom of the toys' base. Now, a team of engineers has created a new class of ...

The new metamaterial designed by Kong and his team at Rice can be controlled remotely to rapidly transform its size and shape (Photos and video by Jorge Vidal/Rice University). Researchers led by Rice ...

The global metamaterials market is projected to escalate from USD 1.55 billion today to USD 17.44 billion by 2035, growing at a robust CAGR of 27.36%. Originally hindered by the limitations of ...

Researchers led by Rice University's Yong Lin Kong have developed a soft but strong metamaterial that can be controlled remotely to rapidly transform its size and shape. The invention, published in ...

Metamaterials—artificially made materials with properties that aren't found in the natural world—are poised to transform ...

Artificial nanostructures created specifically to modify the properties of light are known as metamaterials. However, an efficient production that would enable mass commercialization of these ...

HALIFAX, April 11, 2017 /PRNewswire/ - Metamaterial Technologies Inc. ("MTI"), a smart materials and photonics company, announced today it has closed its institutional "Series A" equity financing ...