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Backward-travelling sound wave appears in a metamaterial

30 Jun 2021 Isabelle Dumé
rotons in a metamaterial
The metamaterial structure the team designed is made of a single linear elastic material. (Courtesy: Yi Chen, KIT)
An unusual type of sound wave that can travel backwards in space and has previously only been observ

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