Reprogramming stiffness/ energy absorption of magnetic metamaterials using flexible magnets distributed throughout their structures

https://techxplore.com/news/2025-05-reprogrammable-magnetic-metamaterials-biomedicine-soft.html

"reprogram metamaterial mechanical/ structural behavior without modifying composition... integrated into rotating rhomboid matrix allowing stiffness/ energy absorption modification by changing magnets' distribution or applying external magnetic field... combines identification/ characterization of different materials with analysis of their behavior as function of magnetic orientations... biomedicine, soft robotics, impact protection, aerospace engineering"

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