Researchers at Macquarie University have created TMATSOLVER software, which accurately models how waves (sound, light or water) scatter into complex configurations of particles. This breakthrough will facilitate the design of metamaterials, artificial materials used to control waves that promise applications such as superlenses and invisibility cloaks.
TMATSOLVER: Key to metamaterials breakthroughs
The software is based on the T-matrix, a mathematical tool used since the 1960s, but enhanced to accurately simulate large, complex particle shapes. According to project leader Dr. Stuart Hawkins, TMATSOLVER can handle configurations of hundreds of scatterers, something that was previously unattainable.
This development has been made possible thanks to collaborations with researchers from institutions such as the University of Adelaide and Imperial College London. Co-author Dr. Luke Bennetts says the software facilitates numerical calculations to validate new theories and prototype these artificial materials.
Macquarie University Faculty of Science and Engineering Dean Lucy Marshall says TMATSOLVER could accelerate progress in the global metamaterials market, with applications ranging from energy absorption to noise reduction.
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Source: eurekalert
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