Towards a Circular Economy via Intelligent Metamaterials
Abstract
The present study proposes the use of intelligent metasurfaces in the design of products, as enforcers of circular economy principles. Intelligent metasurfaces can tune their physical properties (electromagnetic, acoustic, mechanical) by receiving software commands. When incorporated within products and spaces they can mitigate the resource waste caused by inefficient, partially optimized designs and security concerns. Thus, circular economy and fast-paced product design become compatible. The study begins by considering electromagnetic metamaterials, and proposes a complete methodology for their deployment. Finally, it is shown that the same principles can be extended to the control of mechanical properties of objects, exemplary enabling the micro-management of vibrations and heat, with unprecedented circular economy potential.
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@article{arxiv.1807.06006,
title = {Towards a Circular Economy via Intelligent Metamaterials},
author = {Christos Liaskos and Ageliki Tsioliaridou and Sotiris Ioannidis},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1807.06006},
year = {2018}
}
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Accepted for publication at IEEE CAMAD 2018 Special Session on Circular Economy. Partially funded by the European Union via the Horizon 2020: Future Emerging Topics call (FETOPEN), grant EU736876, project VISORSURF (http://www.visorsurf.eu)