The Chinese characters the researchers used to create their metamaterials (top); the unit cell design for each character (middle); the metamaterial created for each character (bottom). (IMAGE)

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The Chinese characters the researchers used to create their metamaterials (top); the unit cell design for each character (middle); the metamaterial created for each character (bottom).

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The Chinese characters the researchers used to create their metamaterials (top); the unit cell design for each character (middle); the metamaterial created for each character (bottom).

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Chloe Doey Leung and Parvez Alam

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