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New Mechanical Metamaterials Can Block Symmetry of Motion, Findings Suggest

Feb. 13, 2017
Engineers and scientists at The University of Texas at Austin and the AMOLF institute in the Netherlands have invented the first mechanical metamaterials that easily transfer motion effortlessly in one direction while blocking it in the other, as described in a paper published on Feb. 13 in Nature. The material can be thought of as a mechanical one-way shield that blocks energy from coming in but easily transmits it going out the other side.
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Up in the Air: The Drone Revolution

Dec. 9, 2014
By Andrew Roush, originally featured in the Alcalde.  The drone revolution isn’t coming—it’s already here. Can UT expertise help us navigate the future?