This episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast explores the science and commercial applications of metamaterials with <a href="https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/wmg/about/our-people/profile?wmgid=948">Claire Dancer</a> of the University of Warwick and <a href="https://physics-astronomy.exeter.ac.uk/people/profile/index.php?username=aphibbin">Alastair Hibbins</a> of the University of Exeter.

They lead the <a href="https://metamaterials.network/">UK Metamaterials Network</a>, which brings together people in academia, industry and governmental agencies to support and expand metamaterial R&D; nurture talent and skills; promote the adoption of metamaterials in the wider economy; and much more.
According to the network, “A metamaterial is a 3D structure with a response or function due to the collective effect of meta-atom elements that is not possible to achieve conventionally with any individual constituent material”.
In a wide-ranging conversation with Physics World’s Matin Durrani, Hibbins and Dancer talk about exciting commercial applications of metamaterials including soundproof materials and lenses for mobile phones – and how they look forward to welcoming the thousandth member of the network sometime in 2025.

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