Geometry-led engineering.
Metamaterials Ltd designs engineered structures where the shape of the material creates the performance.
Led by precision engineers.
Dr Waiel Elmadih
Dr Elmadih leads the company's technical strategy and co-creation partnerships. His work bridges academic metamaterial research and industrial deployment, translating geometry-led concepts into validated hardware for infrastructure, defence, and precision engineering clients.
Aliaa Mekki
Aliaa Mekki oversees commercial strategy and client engagement. She ensures every co-creation project delivers measurable value — from initial scoping through to validated deployment — maintaining the company's commitment to evidence-led engineering.
Shape is performance.
Metamaterials Ltd was founded on a simple insight: geometry creates performance. Where conventional engineering adds mass to solve acoustic and vibration problems, we design the internal structure of the material itself to block, redirect, or absorb energy.
This geometry-led approach has been validated on live highway infrastructure, rail networks, and precision measurement systems. Every result is measured — never assumed.
"We design engineered structures where the shape of the material creates the performance."
Based at The Ingenuity Centre in Nottingham — a hub for deep-tech innovation — the company serves defence, government, infrastructure, and precision engineering clients. Through co-creation partnerships with organisations like Cambridge Smart Plastics, Metamaterials Ltd bridges the gap between laboratory science and industrial deployment.
The Ingenuity Centre, Nottingham.
Cambridge Smart Plastics
Collaborative development of the acoustic bandgap panel system. Combining metamaterial design with repeatable polymer manufacturing — moving from research-grade prototypes to production-ready hardware.