EAN: 9780262036801

ACTIVE MATTER - SKYLAR TIBBITS GEBUNDEN

The first book on active matter  an emerging field focused on programming physical materials to
assemble themselves  transform autonomously  and react to information.The past few decades
brought a revolution in computer software and hardware  today we are on the cusp of a materials
revolution. If yesterday we programmed computers and other machines  today we program matter
itself. This has created new capabilities in design  computing  and fabrication  which allow us
to program proteins and bacteria  to generate self-transforming wood products and architectural
details  and to create clothing from intelligent textiles that grow themselves. This book
offers essays and sample projects from the front lines of the emerging field of active
matter.Active matter and programmable materials are at the intersection of science  art  design
and engineering  with applications in fields from biology and computer science to architecture
and fashion. These essays contextualize current work and explore recent research. Sample
projects  generously illustrated in color  show the range of possibilities envisioned by their
makers. Contributors explore the design of active material at scales from nano to micro  kilo 
and even planetary. They investigate processes of self-assembly at a microscopic level  test
new materials that can sense and actuate themselves  and examine the potential of active matter
in the built environment and in living and artificial systems. Active Matter is an essential
guide to a field that could shape the future of design.

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