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Thousand year old Islamic brickwork inspires modern "metamaterials"
Ancient towers in Iran provide the geometric template for new materials that stretch in unusual ways and could be used in everything from solar panels to heart stents.
(Photo: One of the Islamic geometries used in the development of new metamaterials. Credit: Ahmad Rafsanjani)
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