Laser Technique Accelerates Metamaterial Studies
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov. 27, 2023 — Although they’re made from everyday polymers, ceramics, and metals, metamaterials take on extraordinary properties due to precision microscale construction in intricate architectures. With the help of computer simulations, engineers can play with any combination of microstructures to see how certain materials can transform, for instance, into sound-focusing acoustic lenses or lightweight, bulletproof films. But simulations can only take a design so far. To know for sure whether