MetamaterialsCalebHughesHassanIsmailBrettMcCutchanECIV30311/30/2010Scope•WhatareMetamaterials•HowTheyWork•Types•Applications•RecentAdvancesWhatareMetamaterials?Engineered(attheatomiclevel)materialsthathaveuniquepropertiesnotfoundinnatureduetothearrangementanddesignoftheirconstituentsNOTE:THEPROPERTIESARETHATOFTHEENTIREARRANGEMENTANDNOTTHECONSTITUENTSTHEMSELVES“Meta”=above,superior,beyond...
IntroductionofMetamaterialsManydesiredelectromagneticproperties,similartothecaseofmonopolemagnets,seemtobelackinginnatureeventhoughtherearenophysicallawspreventingtheexistenceofsuchphenomena.Metamaterials•Theprefix“meta”means“beyond,”andinthissensethename“Metamaterials”signifiessystemsthatarebeyondconventionalmaterials.•Theword“metamaterial”firstappearedinliteraturein2000whenSmithetal...