Materials Science
Engineered Metamaterials Can Trick Light and Sound into Mind-Bending Behavior
Advanced materials can modify waves, creating optical illusions and useful technologies
Andrea Alù is a physicist and engineer at the City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate Center, where he directs the Photonics Initiative at the CUNY Advanced Science Research Center. Credit: Nick Higgins
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