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How smart materials will literally reshape the world around us
Massimiliano Moruzzi
TechCrunch
2016
Abstract
How did we arrive here? Design and engineering used to focus on materials that behaved isotropically — which is to say, uniformly and predictably. In the isotropic age, you would create a design and then assign a material to carry out a specific role in that design.
What if, however, you allowed materials to determine design, rather than vice versa? We see this in nature all the time. A seed, for example, works together with a specific environment to create a tree.
This is an example of anisotropic materials in action. Unlike isotropic materials, their behavior isn’t predetermined, so their performance can be tailored to their environment.
Welcome to the anisotropic age of design.
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2016/09/17/how-smart-materials-will-literally-reshape-the-world-around-us/
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