Metamaterials are materials made to possess a quality not found in naturally occurring materials. These materials could be used in various fields such as in optics, medicine, aerospace engineering, as well as earthquake engineering, to name a few.
Kirigami is a variation of origami. It is similar to origami in that it involves folding paper. However, what makes it different is it involves cutting paper to create sculptures. Recently, scientists found out that this art could help in producing complex and dynamic metamaterials.
Learn more about this exciting study over at NC State University.
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