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Metamaterial created using 3D paper puzzles

Metamaterial created using 3D paper puzzles Metamaterial created using 3D paper puzzles

Metamaterial created using 3D paper puzzles

Metamaterial is a very special artificial material. The corresponding function is mainly determined by the structural components of the material, and its characteristics can also be changed.

It’s like intangible light and sound used to bend, or to make soft things harder, or even to suppress the fluctuations in earthquakes.

Metamaterial created using 3D paper puzzles

But each function requires a very special mechanical structure. Metamaterials can only be used for specific functions and cannot be widely used.

Researchers have developed a general structure that can be used to design metamaterials.

Can be changed according to size, whether it is a large building, or some crystals, waveguides and metamaterials can be used.

Metamaterial created using 3D paper puzzles

It sounds mysterious on the surface, but in fact, simply speaking, this is a multi-faceted structure developed by researchers that looks particularly like a 3D puzzle.

Various shapes can be changed according to the required functions.

For researchers, they have versatile characteristics and can be applied in various scenarios, thereby greatly expanding the application scope of metamaterials.

But for ordinary people, the logic behind these metamaterials is mainly left to experts to study. Everyone just needs to sit in front of the computer and appreciate the thousands of changes in the drawings.

Metamaterials that constantly change shape can achieve more dazzling magical effects.