Tag: metamaterials

First Acoustic Superlens

By Katherine Bourzac | 05/28/2009 | 5 Comments

An ultrasound lens could be used for high-resolution clinical imaging.

Invisibility-Cloak Breakthrough

By Katherine Bourzac | 01/16/2009 | 1 Comment

New software has enabled metamaterials to work with a broad band of frequencies.

Bringing Invisibility Cloaks Closer

By Katherine Bourzac | 08/12/2008 | 5 Comments

The fabrication of two new materials for manipulating light is a key step toward realizing cloaking.

Acoustic Cloak Designed

By Katherine Bourzac | 06/17/2008 | 1 Comment

Objects coated in a new material would be "hidden" from noise.

Invisibility Made Easier

By Kevin Bullis | 10/15/2007 | 8 Comments

A new method for creating metamaterials that bend light in unusual ways may bring practical applications closer.

Superlenses and Smaller Computer Chips

By Kevin Bullis | 03/23/2007 | 1 Comment

Researchers report using metamaterials to make devices that could transform computing, data storage, and optical microscopy.