metamaterials

Nature Electronics, Published online: 05 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41928-026-01622-3 Metainterfaces that have repetitive surface unit structures, and are inspired by the mortise–tenon and finger-joint structures used in traditional woodworking, can be used to create functional interfaces with enhanced electronic and thermal transport.

Nature Electronics, Published online: 05 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41928-026-01620-5 By tuning the twist angle at its interfaces, a trilayer van der Waals heterostructure of molybdenum disulfide/molybdenum sulfide selenide/tungsten diselenide can offer an asymmetric thermal transport for use in the thermal management of electronic devices.

Scientific Reports, Published online: 07 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41598-026-50214-w Photonic topological transitions for surface waves with resonant plasmonic metasurfaces: interplay between meta-atom and lattice stretching

Researchers report crack-free LPBF builds of Ti-modified 6063 aluminum TPMS lattices. The post Crack-Free Ti-Modified 6063 Aluminum TPMS By LPBF appeared on Fabbaloo .

A new technical paper, “Nonvolatile photonic field-programmable coupler array,” was published by researchers at University of Oxford. Abstract “Programmable photonic networks carry out universal unitary functions by independently operating on the amplitude and phase of guided light. Exploiting the reconfigurability and spatiospectral degrees of freedom of these systems, the majority of state-of-t…

Nature Communications, Published online: 30 April 2026; doi:10.1038/s41467-026-72561-y Creating 2D Janus MXenes requires precursor MAX phases without mirror symmetry. This study synthesizes an asymmetric out-of-plane MAX phase as a promising precursor, verifying its structure via electron microscopy and Reverse Monte Carlo modelling.

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Researchers at POSTECH and the Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS) have developed an AI framework that predicts the mechanical strength of metal 3D printed components in seconds, even in the presence of internal defects.  Their work, published in Acta Materialia, offers a model designed not to eliminate flaws, but to work with them, a…

Shielding materials are essential in key modern industrial settings-such as spacecraft, nuclear power plants, semiconductor equipment, and advanced medical devices-to protect both equipment and personnel from electromagnetic waves and radiation. In particular, as space exploration gains momentum-such as with the successful launch of Artemis 2 on the 2nd-the importance of next-generation shielding…

Nature Communications, Published online: 27 April 2026; doi:10.1038/s41467-026-71465-1 Author Correction: Far-field phonon coupling in valley metamaterial circuits

All-Perovskite Multicomponent Nanocrystal Superlattices Sekh, Taras V; Cherniukh, Ihor; Kobiyama, Etsuki; Sheehan, Thomas J; Manoli, Andreas; Zhu, Chenglian; Athanasiou, Modestos; Sergides, Marios; Ortikova, Oleksandra; Rossell, Marta D; Bertolotti, Federica; Guagliardi, Antonietta; Masciocchi, Norberto; Erni, Rolf; Othonos, Andreas; Itskos, Grigorios; Tisdale, William A; Stöferle, Thilo; Rainò, …

Tomographic Investigation of Bonding and Microstructure in Supersonic Microparticle Impacts Panova, Veera The Laser Induced Particle Impact Test (LIPIT) enables particle-wise controlled launch of micron-scale metallic powders at velocities relevant to cold spray deposition. Many cold spray studies are empirical and discuss the effects of process parameters on porosity, density, and only aggregate…

Meta-antenna: Mechanically Frequency Reconfigurable Metamaterial Antennas AlAlawi, Marwa; Zheng, Regina; Ahn, Sooyeon; Yan, Katherine; Sethapakdi, Ticha; Zhu, Junyi; Mueller, Stefanie We introduce Meta-antenna, a design and fabrication pipeline for creating frequency reconfigurable antennas while making use of a single type of mechanical metamaterial structure. Unlike traditional static antenna s…

Nature, Published online: 22 April 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10318-9 A full-colour 2D–3D switchable light-field display powered by a metasurface lenticular lens is proposed that is a promising solution for next-generation display technologies in both consumer electronics and commercial applications.

This Collection brings together original research on magnetoacoustic interactions in spintronic systems, highlighting physics mechanisms, the next generation of material platforms, and prospects for future device technologies.

A simple bundle of staples reveals an unusual physical behavior, one that shifts between rigidity and fluidity depending on how it is handled. A dense clump of office staples can act in an unexpected way. Pull on it, and the tangled metal resists like a rigid object. Shake it the right way, and it suddenly [...]

Nature Communications, Published online: 22 April 2026; doi:10.1038/s41467-026-71816-y The study of quasicrystals has revealed unique material properties that challenge traditional notions of order and symmetry in solids, prompting interest in their potential applications in advanced materials. Here, authors demonstrate the experimental realization of large-scale pattern formation in soft quasicr…

Cultural patterns have an extensive range of structures, so, inspired by cultural geometries, researchers from the University of Edinburgh created and tested metamaterials comprised of Chinese characters. They published their results in The Journal of Applied Physics, by AIP Publishing. The characters with horizontal strokes distributed the load across their neighbors, demonstrating the effective…

Nature Electronics, Published online: 10 April 2026; doi:10.1038/s41928-026-01597-1 A sensor network that is wirelessly interconnected through a dual-mode metamaterial integrated into clothing can continuously monitor systolic blood pressure in dynamic environments such as during exercise.

This paper presents an overview of new ideas for creating antireflective coatings for protective glasses of optoelectronic devices based on layered and matrix metamaterials with extended functionality. Attention is drawn to such important types of metamaterials as layered porous and polymer composite nanomaterials. For layered antireflective nanostructures, distinctive optical properties of coati…