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Technology Enhancement Programme
Smart Materials
This series of short films from the Technology Enhancement Programme (TEP) was produced to demonstrate the properties, and use, of a range of smart materials.
Smart materials are materials that have one or more properties that can be significantly changed in a controlled fashion by external stimuli, such as stress, temperature, moisture, or pH. The collection includes videos on silicon polymer sheet, cold forming plastic (CFP), hydrochromic paint, polymorph, and smart grease.
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Smart Grease
This short film from the Technology Enhancement Programme (TEP) is one of a series of clips which were produced to demonstrate the properties and use of a range of smart materials.
Smart grease is a particularly sticky and viscous gel with almost magical shear characteristics. It can be used in prototype...
Smart Wire
This short film from the Technology Enhancement Programme (TEP) is one of a series of clips which were produced to demonstrate the properties and use of a range of smart materials.
'Smart wire' is a shape memory alloy (SMA) which changes its length with a useful pulling force when a small current is passed...
Solar Thread
This short film from the Technology Enhancement Programme (TEP) is one of a series of clips which were produced to demonstrate the properties and use of a range of smart materials.
These active threads change from one colour to another when exposed to sunlight, and then revert to their original colour when...
Two Way Memory Spring
This short film from the Technology Enhancement Programme (TEP) is one of a series of clips which were produced to demonstrate the properties and use of a range of smart materials.
These springs, based on a brass alloy, ‘remember’ to open up at around 90°C and close again when cool. Such springs have many...
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| Subject(s) | Design and technology |
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| Age | 11-14, 14-16 |
| Published | 2010 to 2019 |
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| Direct URL | https://www.stem.org.uk/cx5qs |
