101 materials innovations that are reactive - MoreInspiration

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Robot moves by changing its shape

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ChemBot

Thin strip which turns pink after too much exposure to ultra-violet light

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Printable, multicomponent, UV-indicator

Artificial muscle consisting of carbon nanotubes

reactive

Carbon Nanotube Muscles

Thermochromatic films that can be formed into any product

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Color-changing films

Polymer that changers to red when critical strain is reacher

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Mechanical stress leads to self-sensing in solid polymers

Solar cell windows that harness solar energy and reduce overheating

reactive

Solar glass

Thin flexible plastic film that captures and reveals pressure distribution and magnitude between two surfaces

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Surface pressure-indicating sensor film

batteries that create power using oxygen

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Breathing batteries

A form of the element sodium that goes transparent under pressure

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Metal becomes transparent under high pressure

Molecules made from chitosan can patch damages when exposed to ultraviolet light

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Coatings that 'self-heal' in sun

Raindrops transform into electrical energy to power the embedded LED's

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Umbrella lights the way

Chemical remote control which can mix and separate oily and watery fluids on demand

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Remote-control soap mixes oil and water on demand

Microbe which breathes diesel fuel can help produce the next generation of biofuels

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Newly Discovered Fungus Breathes Biodiesel

Black silicon can improve digital imaging

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Black silicon

Thermoelectric material that creates heat by using electrons

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Thallium-Doped Lead Telluride

Humidifier makes droplets that evaporate from water resistant paper

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Zero-energy humidifier

Material that can capture carbon dioxide

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Crystals for catching CO2

Shape memory metal foam which can change shape

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Metal Foam with shape memory

Metal which conducts electricity but can bend like rubber

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Metal Rubber

Ink which can gradually shift colours across the spectrum

reactive

P-Ink Technology

Material that opens when it's dry and closes when it's wet

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Innovative Technology Adapts Shoes to Weather Conditions

Plastic motor powered solely and directly by light

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Light-sensitive shape-shifting plastic drives motor

Materials that manipulate light to respond to movement, shadow and color

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Sensitile

Rubber which self heals at room temperature

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Rubbers with self-healing properties

Biodegradable plastic based on epoxy and CO2

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A biodegradable plastic based on epoxy and CO2

Transparent thermoplastic that turns opaque as the temperature changes

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ThermoShift

Organic transistors which self-assemble

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Self-assembling organic transistors

A nano-composite which is inspired by sea cucumbers

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Adaptable Polymer Inspired by Sea Cucumbers

Nanocomposite of aluminum oxide and a polymer is as tough as metals but lighter

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Strong, Light, and Stretchy Materials

This smart rubber can self-mend itself

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Smart rubber promises self-mending products

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