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Podcast: Creating thermal cloaking and new structures

An NSF-supported researcher, Shelly Zhang, discusses work using additive manufacturing and topology optimization to create new structures, including a 3D thermal cloaking device, according to the source excerpt.

Categories: science-and-space, technology, positive-progress

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Scores are based on the cited reporting and use a 1–10 scale. Read the methodology.

Confidence
6/10
Geographic reach
1/10
Global importance
2/10
Impact magnitude
3/10
Positivity
6/10
Urgency
1/10

Why it matters

The source reports NSF-supported research that advances methods—additive manufacturing and topology optimization—for creating new structures and demonstrates a 3D thermal cloaking device, indicating a development in research and engineering described in the item.

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