Amazing Metamaterials Mechanical Properties
Wednesday, March 4, 2015 - 09:20
in Physics & Chemistry
A “mechanically programmable” metamaterial held by Bastiaan Florijn, Leiden University. Photo credit: Ben P. SteinBy Ben Stein, Inside Science(Inside Science Currents Blog) -- It’s rare when a scientific term is both cool sounding and precise, but the word “metamaterial” might just fit the bill. Although they are made from small, ordinary building blocks such as rods, circles or sticks, metamaterials have striking properties that often do not occur in the natural world. read more