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Horizon Scanning and Disruptive Concepts

Identifying emerging concepts and disruptive opportunities in metamaterial science and engineering.

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Flexible and Conformable Metasurfaces

Flexible metasurfaces can be stretched, bent, rolled-up and wrapped around non-flat geometries to tune and add functionalities to existing devices.

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Wireless and Microwave Metamaterials

From reconfigurable and active structures, scattering and antenna applications, to healthcare applications,  multiphysics modelling, wearable devices, and mobile communications applications

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Mechanical Metamaterials

Mechanical metamaterials can be applied in the areas of soft robotics, shape morphing, vibroacoustics, energy absorption and structural integrity.

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What are Metamaterials

Artificial materials with characteristics beyond those found in nature...

What are Metamaterials

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