Jan

1

Metamaterial Uses Light to Replace Electrons

January 1, 2019 | Leave a Comment

University of Massachusetts Lowell is part of a research team that is taking the technology of manipulating light in a new direction. The research led to breakthroughs such as super-high resolution imaging. Scientists have long known that synthetic materials – called metamaterials – can manipulate electromagnetic waves such as visible light to make them behave […]

Feb

14

Engineered Material Cools Roofs Without Using Energy

February 14, 2017 | 2 Comments

University of Colorado at Boulder engineers have developed an engineered material to act as a kind of air conditioning system for structures.  The new material is a scalable manufactured metamaterial – an engineered material with extraordinary properties not found in nature with the ability to cool objects even under direct sunlight with zero energy and […]

Oct

21

Metamaterial Saves the Lost Heat of Thermal Energy

October 21, 2015 | Leave a Comment

The U.S. is estimated to lose more than half of the energy it generates – mostly because it escapes as waste heat. Scientists are now developing a new type of system to efficiently capture some of that lost heat. They have designed a surface that enhances low frequency thermal radiation, which is easier than higher […]

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