Record-breaking material emits infrared light better than it absorbs it, without violating the laws of physics

Thursday, July 3, 2025 - 10:37 in Physics & Chemistry

New results published in the journal Physical Review Letters detail how a specially designed metamaterial was able to tip the normally equal balance between thermal absorption and emission, enabling the material to better emit infrared light than absorb it.

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