21Sep 2022 by Nigel Fleming No Comments

linkedin post 2020-06-08 04:47:18

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“PROGRAMMABLE MATTER stores externally inputted energy to be released to do specific work at a specific time. Often, physical changes of phase or properties of materials are exploited to store this energy as coded information. "Information" in this context simply means a signal that can induce a physical change that is capable of doing some kind of work.” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programmable_matter View in LinkedIn
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21Sep 2022 by Nigel Fleming No Comments

linkedin post 2020-06-08 04:43:23

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SYMMETRY BREAKING. “Phase transitions cause breaks in symmetry and result in different structural properties of many materials. These events can be exploited to program information into inert materials so that they can perform work in an orderly fashion.” (Lovely summary of phase transitions). https://lnkd.in/dmRQvzT View in LinkedIn
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21Sep 2022 by Nigel Fleming No Comments

linkedin post 2020-06-09 04:07:15

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"FERROELECTRICITY is a response to an electric field in which a molecule switches from having a positive to a negative charge. This switching process in synthetic materials serves as a way to power computer memory chips, display screens and sensors. This property only recently has been discovered in animal tissues and researchers think it may help build and support healthy connective tissues in mammals." https://lnkd.in/eYnXGAy View in LinkedIn
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21Sep 2022 by Nigel Fleming No Comments
linkedin post 2020-06-09 04:05:01

linkedin post 2020-06-09 04:05:01

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"PYROELECTRICITY in bone and tendon was discovered in 1966 and later reported in various biological tissues, including skin epidermis and the spinal cord. The pyroelectric effect can, for example, enhance the efficiency of thermal energy conversion to electrical energy, for example, for sensor applications." http://physics.aps.org/articles/v5/19 View in LinkedIn
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21Sep 2022 by Nigel Fleming No Comments
linkedin post 2020-06-09 04:02:47

linkedin post 2020-06-09 04:02:47

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PIEZOELECTRICITY. "Due to its attractive properties and applications, it is tempting to ask if ferroelectricy, like piezoelectricity and pyroelectricity, has also evolved in biological tissues through natural selection ... the piezoelectric effect is now generally thought to play an essential role in biological force sensing ... piezoelectricity has also been suggested to be one of the toughening mechanisms in seashells." http://physics.aps.org/articles/v5/19 View in LinkedIn
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21Sep 2022 by Nigel Fleming No Comments

linkedin post 2020-06-09 04:00:45

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FERROELECTRICITY. "The most prominent feature of ferroelectric materials is the ability to reverse their polarization by applying an electric field, again reminiscent of ferromagnets. Ferroelectric materials are usually also piezoelectric and pyroelectric, in that their polarization behavior can also be modulated by mechanical forces or temperature, respectively ... make them useful in many advanced technologies." https://lnkd.in/e2FEbc3 View in LinkedIn
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