Smart Materials.jpgIn this course you will learn about smart materials, and what the properties of smart materials are. You will also look at some examples of potential uses for some smart materials.
Intoduction
Smart materials are materials that exhibit a physical change in response to some external stimulus; they change when you do something to them, and then when that stimulus is removed, they return to their original form.
Smart materials are an increasingly important type of material in manufacturing. As consumers demand ever more responsive products, smart materials are frequently the best solution for tackling new types of challenges in product design and build.
Know the definition of a smart material
Identify the properties of a range of smart materials
Give examples of potential uses for some smart materials