New 3D-printed metamaterial blocks can reshape themselves while staying electrically connected and recognizing each ...

A new set of modular components allows users to create reconfigurable smart devices with electrical connections that keep ...

Mechanical memory Having an enforced point or line of zero deformation is key to endowing materials with mechanical memory. Instead of squeezing a metamaterial ring from all sides, you can press the ...

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 ...

(Nanowerk News) Metamaterials are artificial materials that do not occur in nature. Their components function like atoms in conventional materials but have special optical, electrical and magnetic ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Creating technology that mimics human skin—a flexible, sensitive, and self-healing organ—has remained a significant challenge in material science and robotics. Electronic skin, or ...