Meta Materials invents, designs, develops, and manufactures sustainable, high-performance, functional materials, components and systems. Its extensive technology platform enables global brands to deliver breakthrough products in consumer electronics, 5G communications, health and wellness, aerospace, automotive, and clean energy. Meta Materials' nano-optic metamaterial technology provides anti-counterfeiting security features for government documents and currencies and authentication for brands.
Meta Materials and Sekisui Chemical are working together to improve the performance and coverage of 5G and future 6G networks. Its Nanoweb 5G Reflector solution is able to passively reflect and redirect high-speed signals at design-specific angles to improve signal propagation and help eliminate dead spots, without requiring any power or a network connection. Made of flexible, transparent conductive film, it can be applied to exterior and interior surfaces of buildings to guide signals, improving outdoor and indoor coverage, without spoiling the appearance of the urban environment.
Meta Materials is also working closely with Covestro which supplies key photosensitive raw materials used in holographic applications and augmented reality (AR) eyewear. Meta Materials acquired the assets and IP of Swiss lens manufacturer, Interglass, to develop the ARfusion platform technology for smart augmented reality eyewear. Combining precision cast lens fabrication tools with functional metamaterials and volume holograms, it provides AR wearable developers with a platform for seamlessly integrating smart technologies into thin lightweight prescription glasses.
Meanwhile, Meta Materials and PPG are collaborating to develop dynamic dimming functionality of Meta's Nanoweb transparent conductive film combined with PPG electrochromic gels and Meta's ARfusion platform. At CES 2023 the company will demonstrate electrochromic lenses in Nanoweb OEM evaluation kits. Dynamic dimming improves performance and battery life for AR eyewear, enabling a clear view of the AR display in bright ambient lighting.
Finally, Meta Materials has partnered with DuPont Teijin Films and Mitsubishi Electric Europe to scale up a proprietary, high volume, roll-to-roll manufacturing system for film-based, metal/polymer copper current collectors. The film-based products will reduce battery weight and cost, improve energy efficiency, extend vehicle range, and enhance safety against the risk of battery fires (known as thermal runaway) compared to standard Li-Ion batteries for electric vehicles and other use cases. Meta Materials will also be demonstrating NPORE nanocomposite ceramic separators, which improve battery safety with <1% heat shrinkage up to 200° C.
"Meta Materials is developing breakthrough, next-generation applications, across a range of industries," says George Palikaras, President and CEO. "We have built a broad set of platform technologies, backed by a rapidly expanding IP portfolio, which is approaching 500 active patent documents. Nevertheless, we could not succeed without our global partners, who contribute technology, key materials, supply chain and channel relationships. I want to acknowledge and thank them for their continued support."
Meta Materials complete range of product and technology demonstrations can be found at the Las Vegas Convention Center, North Hall, booth 9417.
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