We're a 2025 Fast Company World Changing Ideas Honoree in the Academic Excellence category! Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas Awards honor the businesses and organizations that are developing creative solutions to the most pressing issues of our time. fastcompany.com/world-changing…

📄Just out: Our paper "Regularization by Neural Style Transfer for MRI Field-Transfer Reconstruction with Limited Data" Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence, 8:1579251 (frontiersin.org/journals/artif…) 👉Enables high-field-quality MRI from low-field input—without paired training data.

We’re honored to share that our work on “Affordable Metamaterial Devices for Faster, More Accessible MRI” has been named a Finalist in the Game Changing Innovation of the Year category at the 2025 Global Good Awards. 📌 Full list of finalists: globalgoodawards.co.uk/2025-global-go…

📄Just out: Our paper "Phase Gradient Ultra-Open Metamaterials for Broadband Acoustic Silencing" Scientific Reports, 15: 21434 (nature.com/articles/s4159…) 📷We hope this work marks a meaningful step toward practical, high-performance noise-control solutions that preserve airflow.

Noise pollution harms health and nature. My lab at Boston University has developed an ultra-open metamaterial that silences a broad range of sounds—without blocking airflow. Think noise-canceling headphones, but for vents, buildings, and public spaces. bu.edu/photonics/2025…

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Ultra-Open Metamaterial Silencer Delivers Noise Control Without Sacrificing Airflow techxplore.com/news/2025-08-s… More articles like this? app.daily.ai/subscribe/futu… #Futureloop

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This smarter sound shield blocks more noise without blocking air techxplore.com/news/2025-08-s…

Inspired by noise-canceling headphones, the new tech offers scalable, real-world solutions for spaces where sound sources constantly shift. bit.ly/4fnt53A

This smarter sound shield blocks more noise without blocking air techxplore.com/news/2025-08-s… via TechXplore

Breakthrough sound shield traps broadband noise in open, dynamic environments: Phase-gradient metamaterials now silence unpredictable noise without sacrificing ventilation, ideal for real-world environments like airports and workspaces. interestingengineering.com/innovation/bre…

This smarter sound shield blocks more noise—without blocking air, via EurekAlert!! @buexperts eurekalert.org/news-releases/…

Metamaterial sound shield could cut industrial noise while maintaining airflow Institution of Mechanical Engineers: imeche.org/news/news-arti…

Breakthrough sound shield traps broadband noise in open, dynamic environments: A new innovation from Boston University’s Zhang Lab could reshape how we manage noise in the modern world. via MSN: msn.com/en-us/news/tec…

Imagine a device that can block annoying noise—like that from fans, air conditioners, or busy offices—without stopping the flow of fresh air. A research team at Boston University, led by Professor Xin Zhang, has invented exactly that. via Knowridge: itc.ua/en/news/room-s…

A new metamaterial design from Boston University promises a significant leap forward in noise control, offering broadband silencing while maintaining crucial airflow – a feat previously difficult to achieve. via time.news/noise-blocking…

Breakthrough acoustic shield cancels noise without airflow loss share.google/Jwb9tfv8Z8eBxH…