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Duke University School of Engineering Highlights Metamaterials Pioneer Smith's Transition from Laboratory Breakthroughs to Commercial Startups
November 05, 2026
DURHAM, North Carolina, Nov. 5 -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news:

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Looking Beyond the Invisibility Cloak

Andrew Tie

11/4/26

After a major metamaterials breakthrough, David Smith learned how to turn promising research into real-world applications.

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When David Smith unveiled the world's first "invisibility cloak" in 2006, the name suggested Harry P . . .

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