This illustration shows the structure of a new device created by Purdue University researchers to overcome a fundamental obstacle in using new metamaterials for radical advances in optical ...

Pictured is a leafhopper G. serpenta. Lin Wang et al. studied the geometric designs of the surface coatings on leafhopper bodies. Leafhoppers produce brochosomes to coat their body surfaces, which are ...

(Nanowerk News) Leafhoppers, a common backyard insect, secrete and coat themselves in tiny mysterious particles that could provide both the inspiration and the instructions for next-generation ...

An AI-designed invisibility cloak should be able to hide objects from infrared light or microwaves and be made from readily available materials. The device, which is currently being built, could ...