Meta Materials

Consider the following statements with reference to ‘Meta materials’:

  1. Meta materials are artificially crafted with unique internal microstructures that give them properties not found in nature.
  2. Meta materials derive their properties not from the properties of the base materials, but from their newly designed structures.

Which of the given statement/s is/are correct?

A
1 only
B
2 only
C
Both 1 and 2
D
Neither 1 nor 2