Smart materials

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GCSE C2 Mind Map on Smart materials, created by danielberthaur on 04/12/2013.
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Smart materials
  1. Shape memory alloys
    1. Can be programmed to be a certain shape
      1. When it looses its programmed shape it can be retained by heating it
        1. Spectacle frames
          1. Car bodies
            1. Aeronautical- planes
            2. Pigments
              1. Change colour at specific temperatures
                1. Mugs
                  1. Battery power indicator
                    1. T-Shirts
                      1. Photochromic pigments
                        1. Change colour due to light intensity
                          1. T-Shirts
                            1. Spectacle lenses
                          2. Hydrogels
                            1. Can absorb water, it expands when absorbing water
                              1. Changes in the stimulus in temp or pH controls the swelling or shrinking
                                1. Underground water cut off in the oil industry
                                  1. Artificial muscles
                                    1. Buildings threatened by forest fires
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