Metamaterials may enable invisibility cloaks, thinner lenses and smarter wireless networks

https://phys.org/news/2026-08-metamaterials-enable-invisibility-cloaks-thinner.html

"metamaterials' subwavelength nanoscale features manipulate electromagnetic waves altering refractive index, enabling light direction around objects (cloaking)... also allow flat, ultra-thin lenses to bypass diffraction limits/ eliminate bulky glass components... also enables smarter wireless networks by dynamically directing signals, minimizing interference/ boosting data transmission efficiency... wave manipulation/ metamaterial optical control of: ultra-thin lenses, wireless communications"