A University at Buffalo-led research team has reported a new 3-D-printed molecular ferroelectric metamaterial.
The advancement, published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, is a step toward making these extraordinary lab-created materials more affordable and adaptable to countless multifunctional technologies. It could benefit everything from acoustic blankets for aircraft soundproofing to shock absorbers and elastic cloaks that shield sensitive electronic systems from external mechanical disturbances.
"The sky is the limit when it comes to ferroelectric metamaterials," says the study's lead author, Shenqiang Ren, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the UB School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.
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