Intelligent electroactive material systems with self-adaptive mechanical memory and sequential logic.

ABSTRACT: By synthesizing the requisite functionalities of intelligence in an integrated material system, it may become possible to animate otherwise inanimate matter. A significant challenge in this vision is to continually sense, process, and memorize information in a decentralized way. Here, we introduce an approach that enables all such functionalities in a soft mechanical material system. By integrating nonvolatile memory with continuous processing, we develop a sequential logic-based material design framework. Soft, conductive networks interconnect with embedded electroactive actuators to enable self-adaptive behavior that facilitates autonomous toggling and counting. The design principles are scaled in processing complexity and memory capacity to develop a model 8-bit mechanical material that

SUBMITTER: El Helou C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10998560 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature