Smart Materials

Smart Panels connects composite construction with embedded sensing and accessible data interfaces. The brief establishes which material condition or environmental variable needs to be observed and how the information will be used. Thermal Composites develops layered material systems around a defined heat-transfer or thermal-management requirement. Geometry, material interfaces, surface conditions, and manufacturing constraints form one development problem. Adaptive Surfaces connects material layers, sensing, actuation interfaces, and control around a client-defined response. The intended function may concern the building envelope, a machine surface, or another engineered application.