Smart materials (Topical Term)

Work cat.: U.S. Army Research Office Workshop on Smart Materials, Structures, and Mathematical Issues. Smart materials, structures, and mathematical issues, c1989: p. 1 definition (Materials which contain their own sensors, actuators, and computational/control capabilities and/or hardware; Materials that possess adaptive capabilities to external stimuli, such as load or environment, with inherent intelligence; variant forms: Adaptive materials, intelligent materials, sense-able materials)

ASTI; Engr. index; Encyc. physical sci. & tech.; IAC; McGraw-Hill dict. sci. tech.; Random House; Van Nostrand's scientific encyc.; Web. 3