Smart materials hold a lot of promise

Reinforced Plastics - Tập 64 - Trang 320-325 - 2020
Ben Smye

Tóm tắt

If there’s one word that synonymises the advancements of the twenty-first century, it has to be “smart”. This trend for smarter technologies extends beyond electronic devices and into the materials that create them. In materials science, smart materials have been a fascinating field of study for decades, and it’s one that continues to grow in popularity among design engineers. Here, Ben Smye, Head of Growth at materials database Matmatch, explores some key technologies, materials and applications at the heart of the smart material boom.