2022.12.31

Tricking Light

Newly invented metamaterials can modify waves, creating optical illusions and useful technologies

An optical setup allows scientists to point a light beam toward a metamaterial and then detect how its nanoscale structure changes the beam. (Photographs by Craig Cutler)

An optical setup allows scientists to point a light beam toward a metamaterial and then detect how its nanoscale structure changes the beam. (Photographs by Craig Cutler)

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