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Microscopic springs transform fragile silicon into a flexible terahertz metamaterial

Source: Phys.org · Published 27 Oct 2026, 18:20

Researchers at the Osaka Research Institute of Industrial Science and Technology (ORIST), in collaboration with the University of Osaka and Tohoku University, have developed a flexible and stretchable silicon material whose response to terahertz waves can be mechanically tuned. By etching microscopic spiral springs into silicon, the team made the fragile material bendable and stretchable.

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