Metamaterial Cells (IMAGE)

Duke University

Metamaterial Cells

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This image shows a computer rendering if the 12 different kinds of spirals contained in the metamaterial blocks, each of which slows sound waves by a specific amount. Organizing the various spirals in an array can bend the shape of in incoming wave of sound.

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Steve Cummer, Duke University

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