About We-Xite LAB
Our research aims to explore the fundamental interaction between waves and matter by tackling the challenge of designing material basic building blocks with properties that do not exist in nature (i.e., metamaterials).
Our metamaterials' building blocks can be programmed to be either passive (i.e., have unprecedented properties through architecture) or active (i.e., change their intrinsic properties in response to an external stimuli).
Our research is highly multidisciplinary with the overarching goal of creating a better world by unlocking science that matters!
Major Research Directions
Samak M M., Bilal O.R.
"Direct Observation of All-Flat Bands Phononic Metamaterials"
Physical Review Letters, 133, 266101, 2024. [PDF]
Stenseng N., Samak M M., Bilal O.R.
"Bistable Metamaterials with Intrinsic Memory for Selective Wave Filtering based on Frequency and Amplitude"
Advanced Science, 2405146, 2024. [PDF]
Roshdy M., Bilal O. R.,
"Observation of Ferroelectric Programmability in 3D Printed Metamaterials"
Advanced Materials Technologies, 2301562, 2024. [PDF]
Recent News
Prof. Bilal in World’s Top 2% of Scientists
Our team delivers four presentations in ASME IMECE, Portland
Our team delivers four presentations in ASME IMECE, Portland
"Scholars who place within the top 100,000 worldwide based on these metrics, or who rank within the top 2% in their specific subfields, are included on this prestigious list"
Our team delivers four presentations in ASME IMECE, Portland
Our team delivers four presentations in ASME IMECE, Portland
Our team delivers four presentations in ASME IMECE, Portland
Our team traveled to Portland, Oregon to attend the latest edition of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and presented their latest research about metamaterials.
Best Senior design project (forth year streak)
Our team delivers four presentations in ASME IMECE, Portland
Best Senior design project (forth year streak)
Congratulations to our own Evan and Lindsey for winning first place in the senior design competition. They competed against 74 sponsored projects and examined by 41 judges! Our lab streak continues- fourth time in a row!
1st Place in phononics, England
Our team delivers four presentations in ASME IMECE, Portland
Best Senior design project (forth year streak)
Congratulations to Roshdy for winning 1st place for best presentation in Phononics conference, Manchester, England! He presented on the observation of ferroelectric programability in metamaterials.