Nanotechnology Spotlight – Latest Articles

Showing Spotlights 1 - 8 of 57 in category Metamaterials, Metasurfaces (newest first):

Metamaterial guides and traps ultrasonic waves by frequency

Patterned elastic plate guides ultrasonic waves and traps different frequencies at separate bulk locations, enabling compact multiplexed signal routing and energy harvesting.

June 4, 2026

Programmable metasurface enables passive radar to track drones without transmitting

A programmable metasurface stamps temporal codes onto ambient radio waves, enabling passive radar to detect and track drones with active radar precision and zero dedicated transmission.

May 19, 2026

4D-printed origami structure weighing 3 grams supports 50 kilograms

A 4D-printed structure pairs origami panels with a lattice core to fold flat for storage and bear heavy loads once deployed.

April 24, 2026

Universal nanoimprint platform produces low-cost reconfigurable phase-change metasurfaces

A heat-resistant titanium dioxide scaffold makes it possible to nanoimprint reconfigurable phase-change metasurfaces over large areas, achieving infrared modulation and switchable chirality.

April 3, 2026

AI-designed flat optics could bring high-quality glasses-free 3D displays to portable devices

AI-powered flat optics could revolutionize glasses-free 3D displays by smartly distributing views where users actually look, enabling compact, full-color, full-parallax screens for portable devices.

March 24, 2026

When talking to a wall actually works

A wall-mounted metasurface powered by a large language model interprets voice commands and uses ordinary WiFi signals to deliver data and monitor breathing simultaneously and autonomously.

March 23, 2026

Metalens replaces bulky microscope optics for diamond quantum sensing

A single flat metalens now handles both excitation and fluorescence collection for diamond quantum sensors, enabling nanoscale sensing in spaces too tight for conventional optics.

March 12, 2026

Piezoelectric metamaterial replaces hydrophone arrays for underwater sound source detection

A 3D-printed piezoelectric metamaterial uses topology-driven charge transport to locate underwater sound sources from a single compact transducer, replacing bulky hydrophone arrays.

March 11, 2026