Development of Metamaterial Industry in China: Analysis and Suggestions

As a class of artificially structured material that exhibits extraordinary properties not available or not easily obtainable in nature, metamaterials provide transformative technologies for many application fields. Now the implementation of new principles and functions regarding metamaterials has en...

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Main Authors: Ji Zhou, Lianmeng Zhang
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Published: 《中国工程科学》杂志社 2025-04-01
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Online Access:https://www.engineering.org.cn/sscae/EN/PDF/10.15302/J-SSCAE-2025.03.025
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description As a class of artificially structured material that exhibits extraordinary properties not available or not easily obtainable in nature, metamaterials provide transformative technologies for many application fields. Now the implementation of new principles and functions regarding metamaterials has entered an explosive period, and the industrial chain has entered a nascent stage; meanwhile, large-scale engineering of metamaterials has entered a bottleneck period. This study summarizes the conceptual evolution process of metamaterials, outlines the research progress and development trends of metamaterials from both international and domestic perspectives, and analyzes the industrialization progress of metamaterials from three aspects: industrialization direction, industrial chain pattern, and industrial development strategy. The challenges of the metamaterial industry, involving preparation technology, testing and characterization technology, engineering technology, industrial chain, and research and development personnel, are highlighted. The new development opportunities brought by AI to the metamaterial industry were discussed from two perspectives: application of artificial intelligence (AI) in metamaterial design and application of metamaterials in the evolution of AI. It is recommended to focus on key application needs for major project layout, establish a national platform for metamaterial preparation, big data, and design, form a national innovation consortium, and promote interdisciplinary talent cultivation, thereby accurately promoting the high-quality development of China's metamaterial industry in the medium and long term.
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spelling doaj-art-b6dc8e312aeb4176b4817aed094268a82025-08-20T02:08:50Zzho《中国工程科学》杂志社中国工程科学1009-17422025-04-0127224124810.15302/J-SSCAE-2025.03.025Development of Metamaterial Industry in China: Analysis and SuggestionsJi Zhou0Lianmeng Zhang11. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China2. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, ChinaAs a class of artificially structured material that exhibits extraordinary properties not available or not easily obtainable in nature, metamaterials provide transformative technologies for many application fields. Now the implementation of new principles and functions regarding metamaterials has entered an explosive period, and the industrial chain has entered a nascent stage; meanwhile, large-scale engineering of metamaterials has entered a bottleneck period. This study summarizes the conceptual evolution process of metamaterials, outlines the research progress and development trends of metamaterials from both international and domestic perspectives, and analyzes the industrialization progress of metamaterials from three aspects: industrialization direction, industrial chain pattern, and industrial development strategy. The challenges of the metamaterial industry, involving preparation technology, testing and characterization technology, engineering technology, industrial chain, and research and development personnel, are highlighted. The new development opportunities brought by AI to the metamaterial industry were discussed from two perspectives: application of artificial intelligence (AI) in metamaterial design and application of metamaterials in the evolution of AI. It is recommended to focus on key application needs for major project layout, establish a national platform for metamaterial preparation, big data, and design, form a national innovation consortium, and promote interdisciplinary talent cultivation, thereby accurately promoting the high-quality development of China's metamaterial industry in the medium and long term.https://www.engineering.org.cn/sscae/EN/PDF/10.15302/J-SSCAE-2025.03.025metamaterialsartificial structureextraordinary propertiesengineeringpreparationartificial intelligence
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Development of Metamaterial Industry in China: Analysis and Suggestions
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metamaterials
artificial structure
extraordinary properties
engineering
preparation
artificial intelligence
title Development of Metamaterial Industry in China: Analysis and Suggestions
title_full Development of Metamaterial Industry in China: Analysis and Suggestions
title_fullStr Development of Metamaterial Industry in China: Analysis and Suggestions
title_full_unstemmed Development of Metamaterial Industry in China: Analysis and Suggestions
title_short Development of Metamaterial Industry in China: Analysis and Suggestions
title_sort development of metamaterial industry in china analysis and suggestions
topic metamaterials
artificial structure
extraordinary properties
engineering
preparation
artificial intelligence
url https://www.engineering.org.cn/sscae/EN/PDF/10.15302/J-SSCAE-2025.03.025
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