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TERRA FUTURA. "By 2050, programmable matter was commonplace. This revolutionized human life. Furniture could transform into something else. A bed could become a sofa. Chairs could be personalized. Parts of the house could be changed. Electronics were adaptable to all conditions. A car's surface could change color. Or it could self-heal. Tires could adapt for different terrains and weather conditions. Implantable brain-computer interfaces were needed to control the catoms." http://future.wikia.com/wiki/Programmable_Matter_(Terra_Futura) View in LinkedIn

"THERE IS NO END to the list of potential applications for programmable matter, and as its name indicates, the material could be retasked for new, disparate applications at whim." https://lnkd.in/dGPJJNA View in LinkedIn

UNIMAGINABLE OPTIONS. "The driving force behind programmable matter is the actual hardware that is manipulating itself into whatever form is desired." http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claytronics View in LinkedIn

"PROGRAMMABLE MATTER describes a form of controlled, shape-shifting matter. Such a material would have the ability to transition from its current shape into any desired shape; and, this transition would occur on command, under the matter’s own power, and with complete reversibility. If fully realized, programmable matter could lead to a paradigm shift in the way architects, engineers, and everyday citizens view materials." http://creativemachines.cornell.edu/sites/default/files/Ubicomp09_Amend.pdf View in LinkedIn

IT SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE, BUT. "Instead of having to buy a premanufactured object we would just download the design and with the help claytronics it would form into different things. Claytronical objects will be able to form complex structures and perform elaborate tasks that may seem impossible with today’s technologies." http://jiaps.org/claytronics-from-atoms-to-catoms/ View in LinkedIn

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PROGRAMMABLE MATTER. “Any form of programmable matter which can pass the ‘Turing test’ for appearance [looking indistinguishable from the real thing] will enable an entire new way of thinking about the world ... Applications like injectable surgical instruments, morphable cellphones, 3D interactive life-size TV and so on are just the tip of the iceberg.” https://lnkd.in/dDwjZMg View in LinkedIn

SHAPE SHIFTING MATTER. "With claytronics the art on your walls or for example statues could be changed depending on your mood and needs. Cellphone could turn into laptop and when the work is done, back into cellphone." http://jiaps.org/claytronics-from-atoms-to-catoms/ View in LinkedIn

MATERIAL SCIENCES REVOLUTION. "Claytronics has the potential to greatly affect many areas of daily life, such as telecommunication, human-computer interfaces, and entertainment." Material sciences used to be a backwater. Well, no longer. It is now one of the hottest areas in physical sciences. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claytronics View in LinkedIn

WIRED PARTICLES. "Fundamentally, catoms consist of a CPU, a network device for communication, a single pixel display, several sensors, an onboard battery, and a means to adhere to one another." http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claytronics View in LinkedIn