Two news articles have recently highlighted the work of University of Michigan Department of Physics Professor Xiaoming Mao and her team.

You may read them here:

Source: Xinhua, Sci&Tech section 2017-01-30 13:59:20

Source: engadget, Metamaterial Can Switch from Soft to Hard - and Back Again

Original News Source: University of Michigan News, New Metamaterial Can Switch from Hard to Soft—and Back Again