Metamaterials
Materials that derive unusual electromagnetic, acoustic, or mechanical properties from a carefully controlled microstructure or nanostructure.
LUX TAKE:
Metamaterials have the potential to improve performance and enable new capabilities in a broad range of industries and applications. They are not so much a new class of materials as a new way of using materials, so using them requires different expertise than conventional materials development. They will take time to spread, but will become highly disruptive in unexpected places.
News Commentaries
Pitted metalens promises greater durability, easier manufacturability (November 11, 2021)
Superscattering metamaterials block light waves in open air (June 23, 2021)