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Collaborative Research: DMREF: OP: Multi-Scale Engineered Metamaterials Approaching Fundam — NSF Award to Cornell University (NY,

Nontechnical Abstract This project aims to design a new class of engineered artificial materials, commonly known as metamaterials, that exhibit a high refractive index in ways not possible with naturally occurring substances. Refractive index determines the velocity of light, with a higher index resulting in a lower ve

Award titleCollaborative Research: DMREF: OP: Multi-Scale Engineered Metamaterials Approaching Fundam
Award ID2522004
AwardeeCornell University
CityITHACA
StateNY
Amount obligated$500,000
Principal investigatorFrancesco Monticone
ProgramOFFICE OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY AC, DMREF
Start date10/01/2025
AbstractNontechnical Abstract This project aims to design a new class of engineered artificial materials, commonly known as metamaterials, that exhibit a high refractive index in ways not possible with naturally occurring substances. Refractive index determines the velocity of light, with a higher index resulting in a lower velocity. A high index helps guide light better and also bends it by a larger angle. This is crucial to get better optical components, such as lenses, which need to bend light to foc
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