<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="false"><li>Researchers in Sweden have demonstrated that smart optical metasurfaces can respond more strongly to incoming light when switched to conducting states.</li><li>By adjusting the spacing between nanoantennae arrays on a polymer metasurface, they enhanced optical responses through nonlocal electromagnetic coupling.</li><li>The use of conducting polymers like PEDOT allows for reversible modulation of optical properties by altering the oxidation state, affecting resonance and quality factor.</li><li>The study shows promising implications for future smart optical metasurfaces, with potential applications in holography, invisibility cloaking, and biomedical imaging.</li></ul>

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