Acoustic metamaterials could be used in many applications. Large versions could be used to direct or focus sound to a particular location and form an audio hotspot. Much smaller versions could be used ...

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" ...

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" ...

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" ...

Dr. Alavi’s primary focus is on the exploration, design, additive manufacturing, and computational modeling of novel engineered material systems (e.g. mechanical metamaterials, nanogenerator ...

Metamaterials are materials that possess exotic properties, and the metamaterial assembled at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) has intriguing acoustic capabilities. The team ...

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 ...