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"Unlike conventional materials, metamaterials are built with tiny, repeating patterns that interact with energy in precise ways," said Sheng Shen, a professor of mechanical engineering at Carnegie Mellon University and senior author of the study.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

Unlike a normal case, in a trial of facts a jury cannot find the person guilty - instead it determines if they committed the alleged offences.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Unlike Cricket, Olympia is earnest and sincere about her art in the way that only a young person untainted by cynicism can be.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Unlike traditional futures, they don’t have an expiration date, and short investors periodically pay long investors, or vice versa, depending on whether the futures price trades above or below the spot price.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Unlike the other continents, Antarctica is completely surrounded by ocean, and there is no significant land to obstruct the rushing waves.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong