"Harvard Engineers Develop Programmable Metafluid with Intelligent Properties"

Harvard scientists have developed a groundbreaking programmable metafluid, using a suspension of small elastomer spheres that can change its properties, including viscosity and optical transparency, in response to pressure. This versatile metafluid has potential applications in robotics, optical devices, and energy dissipation, showcasing a significant breakthrough in metamaterial technology. The research, published in Nature, demonstrates the fluid's ability to transition between Newtonian and non-Newtonian states, and the team aims to explore its acoustic and thermodynamic properties next.