Oxford-based Metaboards was founded in 2016 by professors and published researchers from Oxford University’s Department of Engineering Science, with the objective of focussing on wireless charging and data transfer using metamaterials. They have patented a transmitter capable of delivering power to multiple devices simultaneously Plugging in and charging multiple devices is clumsy and inconvenient. Wireless charging today is limited to one device per charger and requires careful alignment. This problem will get worse as the adoption of personal or IoT devices is surging at a rate of more than 20% a year Metaboards has the solution: its wireless charging technology offers an unprecedented level of freedom. Several devices can charge at the same time anywhere on a large surface, without the need for alignment and all from a single power source. The company is a pioneer in metamaterials – the science of creating materials in certain shapes, sizes or orientations to give it unique properties that would not be found in nature.