Active materials

by Aizenberg, Joanna Bredekamp, Horst Correll, Nikolaus Dheur, Sonia Dunlop, John Fratzl, Peter Friedman, Michael Gholami, Mohammad Fardin Golestanian, Ramin Guiducci, Lorenzo Jany, Susanne Joanny, Jean-François Kammer, Stephan Kleiman-Lafon, Sylvie Krauthausen, Karin Krauthausen, Karin Lallemand, Ianis Mazzolai, Barbara Razghandi, Khashayar Saupe, Sven J. Schäffner, Wolfgang Shepherd, Robert Speck, Thomas Wolfe, Charles T.

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Title Statements

Full title :Active materials / edited by Peter Fratzl, Michael Friedman, Karin Krauthausen, and Wolfgang Schäffner.

Summary

What are active materials? This book aims to introduce and redefine conceptions of matter by considering materials as entities that 'sense' and respond to their environment. By examining the modeling of, the experiments on, and the construction of these materials, and by developing a theory of their structure, their collective activity, and their functionality, this volume identifies and develops a novel scientific approach to active materials. Moreover, essays on the history and philosophy of metallurgy, chemistry, biology, and materials science provide these various approaches to active materials with a historical and cultural context. The interviews with experts from the natural sciences included in this volume develop new understandings of 'active matter' and active materials in relation to a range of research objects and from the perspective of different scientific disciplines, including biology, physics, chemistry, and materials science. These insights are complemented by contributions on the activity of matter and materials from the humanities and the design field. Discusses the mechanisms of active materials and their various conceptualizations in materials science. Redefines conceptions of active materials through interviews with experts from the natural sciences. Contextualizes, historizes, and reflects on different notions of matter/materials and activity through contributions from the humanities. A highly interdisciplinary approach to a cutting-edge research topic, with contributions from both the sciences and the humanities.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2021

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):De Gruyter
Place of Publication:Berlin
Language:eng
Publication Date:2021

The Physical Object

Description:vi, 372 pages : : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; : 24 cm.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9783110561814, 3110561816
oclc:on1289272947
LC Classification:TA403
Dewey Decimal:620.11

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Aizenberg, Joanna Bredekamp, Horst Correll, Nikolaus Dheur, Sonia Dunlop, John Fratzl, Peter Friedman, Michael Gholami, Mohammad Fardin Golestanian, Ramin Guiducci, Lorenzo Jany, Susanne Joanny, Jean-François Kammer, Stephan Kleiman-Lafon, Sylvie Krauthausen, Karin Krauthausen, Karin Lallemand, Ianis Mazzolai, Barbara Razghandi, Khashayar Saupe, Sven J. Schäffner, Wolfgang Shepherd, Robert Speck, Thomas Wolfe, Charles T.