The phrase “smart materials” emerged over thirty years ago to refer to class of materials capable of changing their properties automatically in response to an external stimulus. Despite the growing interest, Lux found that the term “smart materials” is too broad to be useful in solving commercially ...
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News Commentary | February 08, 2021
Researchers a the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) developed a magnetically reprogrammable mechanical material using an array of individually switchable bistable elements with high and low compressibility states. While the current 6 × 6 array is limited, a larger array could exhibit ... Not part of subscription
News Commentary | February 22, 2021
Researchers at Nanyang Technological University developed a ferroelectric crystal that exhibits piezoelectric and electrostrictive properties; it can elongate up to 22%, compared to less than 0.5% and typically about 0.2% for traditional piezoelectric materials. The hybrid organic/inorganic material... Not part of subscription
Case Study | April 12, 2021
In February 2021 materials informatics leader Citrine Informatics and Siemens Digital Industries Software, a business unit of Siemens, announced a partnership to develop digital solutions for the chemicals, materials, and manufacturing industries. As a part of this partnership, Siemens’ Simcenter ... Not part of subscription