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Metamaterials and Fluid Flows
Francesco Avallone1, Federico Bosia2, Yi Chen3
1Politecnico di Torino, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Torino, Italy.
Nature Communications
|March 3, 2026
Summary
Metamaterials offer novel ways to control fluid-structure interactions, impacting fields from aerospace to robotics. Engineering material structures enables precise manipulation of coupled fluidic, acoustic, and elastodynamic responses for advanced applications.
Area of Science:
- Fluid-structure interaction (FSI)
- Metamaterials science
- Acoustics and elastodynamics
Background:
- Fluid-structure interaction is crucial for established engineering fields and emerging technologies like soft robotics and energy harvesting.
- Metamaterials present new possibilities for controlling and redesigning fluid-structure interactions.
- Understanding coupled fluidic, acoustic, and elastodynamic responses is key for technological advancement.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review the interdisciplinary theme of fluid-structure interaction with metamaterials.
- To explore conceptual frameworks for fluid-solid interplay, focusing on contemporary and emerging ideas.
- To highlight potential applications and future research directions.
Main Methods:
- Surveying conceptual frameworks of fluid-structure interactions.
- Discussing flow-structure and fluid-phonon interactions.
- Examining flow and acoustic interactions with metamaterials.
- Investigating exotic metamaterial concepts for FSI.
Main Results:
- Metamaterials enable precise control over coupled fluidic, acoustic, and elastodynamic responses.
- Engineering material structures offers new avenues for flow control and noise mitigation.
- Potential applications include improved fuel efficiency, renewable energy extraction, and structural fatigue resilience.
Conclusions:
- Metamaterials significantly advance the field of fluid-structure interaction.
- Further research into exotic metamaterial concepts is needed.
- This interdisciplinary area holds broad technological significance and future potential.
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