Bio Materials

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Smart Materials

• Thermochromics-- change color when exposed to heat
• UV chromics-- change color when exposed to UV light
• Electrotextiles-- textiles with electrical properties
• Quantum Tunneling Composite-- pressure sensitive polymer
• Shape Memory Polymers-- change shape when exposed to heat
• Polymorph-- hard plastic with a low melting temperature that can molded by hand or cast in a mold
• Electroluminescent Wire - lights up when an electrical current is run through it
• Nitinol-- shape setting, control
  • What is it?
  • Where can you get it?
  • How do you use it?

Organic Materials

• Biobatteries
  • What is it?
  • Where can you get it?
  • How do you use it?
• Ferrofluid
  • What is it?
  • Where can you get it?
  • How do you use it?
• Non-Newtonian fluids
  • What is it?
  • Where can you get it?
  • How do you use it?
• Bacteria and agar
  • What is it?
  • Where can you get it?
  • How do you use it?
• Algae
  • What is it?
  • Where can you get it?
  • How do you use it?
• Bioluminescent algae
  • What is it?
  • Where can you get it?
  • How do you use it?
• DNA extraction
  • What is it?
  • Where can you get it?
  • How do you use it?
• DNA electrophoresis
  • What is it?
  • Where can you get it?
  • How do you use it?
• Parasitic energy- piezoelectric, motors/stepper motors
  • What is it?
  • Where can you get it?
  • How do you use it?
• Biobricks
  • What is it?
  • Where can you get it?
  • How do you use it?
• Flexible solar
  • What is it?
  • Where can you get it?
  • How do you use it?