Bending Light - And Minds - With Metamaterials

Metamaterials are materials engineered to bend light in ways nature never intended. From invisibility cloaks to seeing through objects, David R. Smith 's research shows how metamaterials are changing optics, physics, and the future of technology.

Smith is the James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Pratt School of Engineering. For deeper dives into metamaterials and Smith's work, check out these stories from Pratt and the Duke Magazine . Work from the Smith lab will be featured in the upcoming Invented at Duke 2025 .

This video is part of the Duke YouTube series "Why Do You Study That?"

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