About SYMETA

In 2015, EPSRC identified four nationally important Engineering Grand Challenges:
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Sustainable engineering solutions to provide water for all.
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Future cities: engineering approaches that restore the balance between engineering and natural systems.
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Engineering across length scales, from atoms to applications.
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Identifying risk and building in resilience into engineered systems.
SYMETA's proposal to synthesize 3D metamaterials for RF, microwave and THz applications was funded. SYMETA will:
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Synthesize a palette of 3D meta-atoms using suitable materials
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Construct designer-specified 3D arrangements of meta-atoms using process efficient additive manufacturing to create metamaterials
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Build demonstrators for applications at RF, microwave and THz frequency ranges
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Build and share a cohort of new knowledge by bringing together multi-disciplinary expertise from academia and industry
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Engage industry, professional bodies and the wider academic community so that the research's potential is recognised and realised
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Translate and condense the exciting science to key messages to boost the public understanding of complex science
