Documents

On this page, you will find a library of internal (within the Network) and external (from sources such as UK Government offices and funding agencies) documents which show:

• The objectives of the Network and the strategies being pursued to achieve these goals.
• The procedures and processes used by the Network.
• The current state of metamaterials research and commercialisation.
• Forecasts of how the metamaterials market will change in future.

Network Governance and Strategy Documents

Research Consulting – ‘Demand for cohort-based doctoral training in metamaterials in the UK’ (2023)

UK Metamaterials Network – Case For Support

Key Review Articles

“Mechanical metamaterials for sports helmets: structural mechanics, design optimisation, and performance” – D. Haid et al., Smart Mater. Struct. (2023)

External Documents

Australian Strategic Policy Institute – ‘Critical Technology Tracker: The global race for future power’ (2023) 

Department for Business, Energy & Industial Strategy – ‘UK Innovation Strategy’ (2021)

EPSRC – Metamaterials ‘Big Idea’

IMechE – ‘SUSTAINABLE, INCLUSIVE, INNOVATIVE: THE ROLE OF ENGINEERING IN SPORT’ (2023)

Lux Research – Metamaterials Market Forecast 2019 Executive Summary

Science and Technology Committee – Written Evidence for ‘My Science Enquiry’ (2022)

Space Applications Catapult – ‘Why Space? The Opportunity for Materials Science and Innovation’ (2024)

UKRI Innovate UK KTN – ‘Commercialising Metamaterials: The benefits to your business’

UKRI Innovate UK KTN – ‘Materials and Manufacturing Vision 2050’