A natural programmable metamaterial controls 3D curvature of compound eyes.

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Title: A natural programmable metamaterial controls 3D curvature of compound eyes.
Authors: Garrido-García J; Departamento de Matemática Aplicada I, Universidad de Sevilla and Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBiS), Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío/CSIC/Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain., Walther RF; Epithelial Biology Group, Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology (LMCB), University College London, London, UK., Torres-Tirado J; CABD, CSIC/Universidad Pablo de Olavide/Junta de Andalucía, Seville, Spain., Andrés-San Román JA; Departamento de Biología Celular, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Sevilla and Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBiS), Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío/CSIC/Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain., Sanz-Herrera JA; Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería. Universidad de Sevilla, and Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBiS), Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío/CSIC/Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain., Pichaud F; Epithelial Biology Group, Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology (LMCB), University College London, London, UK. f.pichaud@ucl.ac.uk.; Institute for the Physics of Living Systems, University College London, London, UK. f.pichaud@ucl.ac.uk., Casares F; CABD, CSIC/Universidad Pablo de Olavide/Junta de Andalucía, Seville, Spain. fcasfer@upo.es., Escudero LM; Departamento de Biología Celular, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Sevilla and Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBiS), Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío/CSIC/Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain. lmescudero-ibis@us.es.; CIBERNED, Network Center for Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, National Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain. lmescudero-ibis@us.es.
Source: Nature communications [Nat Commun] 2026 Jun 30; Vol. 17 (1). Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Jun 30.
Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Journal Info: Publisher: Nature Pub. Group Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101528555 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2041-1723 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 20411723 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Nat Commun Subsets: MEDLINE
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ISSN:2041-1723
DOI:10.1038/s41467-026-74276-6