Research

Having pioneered the area of metamaterials with strong inter-element coupling suitable for manipulation of electromagnetic waves on a sub-wavelength scale the Engineering team has witnessed and supported its progress into a major area of metamaterials research. Current work on imaging, wave propagation, data transfer and wireless power being good examples. Two spinout companies (OxEMA, OxEMS) with a third underway (Metaboards). We are part of the EPSRC Grand Challenge Grant SYMETA. There are further Engineering teams providing world-leading expertise in plasmonics and photonics, nano- and microfabrication, characterisation and applications.

The Department of Materials is currently a major partner in the EPSRC Programme Grant – Quest for Ultimate Electromagnetic Materials using Spatial Transformations and has a long history of work on multi-material systems including superconducting, magnetic and dielectric composites with funding from EPSRC, DSTL, Rolls-Royce and other industrial partners. Most recently we have established a 3D printing capability for graded and anisotropic metamaterial structures.

Ongoing work in the Department of Physics on nano assembly of devices from nanoparticles via DNA origami is now developing new optical frequency meta-devices with a new collaboration between Physics and Engineering which has started in 2015. Further Physics teams in radio astronomy offer expertise and industrial links for applications in microwave and RF metamaterials.

Engineering Metamaterials

Having pioneered the area of metamaterials with strong inter-element coupling suitable for manipulation of electromagnetic waves on a sub-wavelength scale the Engineering team has witnessed and supported its progress into a major area of metamaterials research. Current work on imaging, wave propagation, data transfer and wireless power being good examples.

Current Projects

Three spinout companies (OxEMA, OxEMS, and Metaboards. We are part of the EPSRC Grand Challenge Grant SYMETA. There are further Engineering teams providing world-leading expertise in plasmonics and photonics, nano- and microfabrication, characterisation and applications. The Department of Materials is currently a major partner in the EPSRC Programme Grant – Quest for Ultimate Electromagnetic Materials using Spatial Transformations and has a long history of work on multi-material systems including superconducting, magnetic and dielectric composites with funding from EPSRC, DSTL, Rolls-Royce and other industrial partners. Most recently we have established a 3D printing capability for graded and anisotropic metamaterial structures. Ongoing work in the Department of Physics on nano assembly of devices from nanoparticles via DNA origami is now developing new optical frequency meta-devices with a new collaboration between Physics and Engineering which has started in 2015. Further Physics teams in radio astronomy offer expertise and industrial links for applications in microwave and RF metamaterials.