Acoustic metamaterials and phononic crystals represent a transformative frontier in the manipulation of sound. By engineering the microstructure rather than relying solely on chemical composition, ...

This Collection aims to advance the understanding and development of acoustic and elastic metamaterials, with a particular focus on wave manipulation, vibration and noise control, and novel ...

Boston University’s customized ventilated Phase Gradient Ultra-Open Metamaterial (PGUOM) achieves broadband acoustic silencing while preserving airflow—reaching up to 70% openness. Photo courtesy of ...

Space coiling acoustic metamaterials are static and require manual reconfiguration for sound-field modulation. In a new report published in Communications Materials, Christabel Choi, and a team of ...

New acoustic metamaterial transmits complex sound signals directly between water and air, boosting underwater communication without converting to radio signals. (Nanowerk News) Researchers from IMDEA ...

The future of the architecture industry holds countless possibilities, as reserach in the domain progresses. One innovation is the ability for structures to be rendered acoustically invisible, absorb ...

The metamaterial created by Zhang is used to push and rotate an object adorned with the University of Wisconsin’s Bucky the Badger. NEW ORLEANS, May 20, 2025 – Sound can do more than just provide a ...

Metamaterials that mimic the order in matters have opened an exciting gateway to reach unprecedented physical properties and functionality unattainable from naturally existing materials. The "atoms" ...

A team co-led by UC San Diego and the University of Michigan reports that short pulses of sound could remotely drag a structural defect through a metamaterial lattice, potentially letting researchers ...

Researchers at the University of Amsterdam have developed a new class of metamaterials that ...