TechnologyAugust 24, 2026
metasurfaces
MET-uh-sur-fih-siz
Definition
Engineered surfaces consisting of arrays of microscopic structures designed to manipulate electromagnetic waves or light in ways that natural materials cannot.
Etymology
Derived from the Greek prefix 'meta-' (meaning beyond or after) and the English word 'surface,' reflecting that these materials possess properties beyond those found in naturally occurring surfaces.
In the news
In this article, metasurfaces are used at the Fourier plane of an imaging system to modulate light, enabling efficient optical corner detection for computer vision.
CityUHK researchers develop optical corner detection technology, paving the way for efficient motion tracking
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