Chemically assembled metamaterials may lead to superlenses
Wednesday, November 2, 2011 - 06:30
in Physics & Chemistry
(PhysOrg.com) -- Nanomanufacturing technology has enabled scientists to create metamaterials -- stuff that never existed in nature -- with unusual optical properties. They could lead to "superlenses" able to image proteins, viruses and DNA, and perhaps even make a "Star Trek" cloaking device.