Year: 2022

THE NEXT SERIES of blogs will focus on truly remarkable developments in Programmable Matter, or Hacking Materials. Physical matter of the universe can be viewed as composed of units of data, that when organized or programmed, can be turned into actionable information that makes the matter perform predictable tasks. Our ability to program innate physical matter to become smart materials has emerged forcefully in recent years. Be prepared to be surprised. View in LinkedIn

PROGRAMMABLE MATTER "seeks to design materials whose properties can be easily, reversibly and externally controlled though a fusion of information science and materials science."" " http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanotechnology View in LinkedIn

"ALL TECHNOLOGY WILL BECOME INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY" this mantra bears repeating until it has really sunk in. An interpretation follows. Technology is that part of science that has utility to mankind. IT means is may be manipulated or programmed to perform useful predictable future tasks. " " http://lnkd.in/d-QZYYM View in LinkedIn

MATTER AS INFORMATION that can be programmed has led to new fields including: liquid crystals; metamaterials; shape-changing molecules; electropermanent magnets; claytronics; cellular automata; quantum wells; and synthetic biology. Curious? Future blogs will look at some examples. " " http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programmable_matter View in LinkedIn

METAMATERIALS. "One example developed by David Smith and then by John Pendry and David Schuri is of a material that can have its index of refraction tuned so that it can have a different index of refraction at different points in the material. If tuned properly this could result in an "invisibility cloak."" " http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programmable_matter View in LinkedIn

A GOOD START to an evil trade. http://lnkd.in/dtZWc34 View in LinkedIn

NEW FDA WARNING. "The US health regulator has warned that antibacterial chemicals in soaps and body washes may pose health risks. Recent studies indicate an ingredient in such products could scramble hormone levels and boost drug-proof bacteria. The proposal rule does not apply to alcohol-based hand sanitizers and products used in healthcare settings. Certain ingredients in such products - such as triclosan in liquid soaps and triclocarban in bar soaps - may contribute to bacterial resistance to antibiotics, the agency added."" " http://lnkd.in/dvVpHZB View in LinkedIn

SHAPE CHANGING MOLECULES. "An active area of research is in molecules that can change their shape, as well as other properties, in response to external stimuli. These molecules can be used individually or en masse to form new kinds of materials." The applications of such tech to create "smart drugs" are considerable. " " http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programmable_matter View in LinkedIn

ELECTROPERMANENT MAGNETS for auto-assembling materials. "They allow creating controllable permanent magnets where the magnetic effect can be maintained without requiring a continuous supply of electrical energy. For these reasons, electropermanent magnets are essential components of the research studies aiming to build programmable magnets that can give rise to self-building structures."" " http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programmable_matter View in LinkedIn

"ALL TECHNOLOGY WILL BECOME INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY" This is worth repeating frequently. " " http://lnkd.in/d-QZYYM View in LinkedIn