Researchers have developed a design principle enabling the creation of complex patterns on silicon chips by way of microfabrication. Thanks to these patterns, vibrations follow predetermined paths. A material structured in this manner could harvest energy from vibrations or process signals without electricity.

Researchers have developed a design principle enabling the creation of complex patterns on silicon chips by way of microfabrication. Thanks to these patterns, vibrations follow…

Metamaterials—the term may sound esoteric to the layman. In science and engineering, however, this is an interesting field of research that has developed at a highly dynamic pace,…