
#141Physics & AstronomyFront Page12 November 2025
Quantum 'Hopping' Method Inspires New Mechanical Materials
Physicists have adapted a technique from quantum mechanics, known as the 'hopping method', to design novel mechanical systems. This approach, traditionally used to model electron behaviour in crystals, provides an efficient new framework for creating metamaterials with unique and controllable properties.
By Nie, Shen, Xu