Active Materials

Open Access Published by De Gruyter 2022

Active Materials

Edited by: Peter Fratzl , Michael Friedman , Karin Krauthausen and Wolfgang Schäffner

In the series De Gruyter STEM

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110562064

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About this book

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.

Author / Editor information

Peter Fratzl, MPI of Colloids and Interfaces, Germany; Michael Friedman, Karin Krauthausen, Wolfgang Schäffner, Humboldt U, Germany.

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Frontmatter Open Access Download PDF	I
Contents Open Access Download PDF	V
Introduction
Materials Matter: Introduction Michael Friedman and Karin Krauthausen Open Access Download PDF	1
On the Activity of Materials Peter Fratzl and Wolfgang Schäffner Open Access Download PDF	37
Interviews: Scientists on Active Matter
Interview with Thomas Speck: “You Don’t Want to Build an Oak Tree – You Want to Invent It.” Plants as Active Matter Michael Friedman, Karin Krauthausen and Thomas Speck Open Access Download PDF	55
On Responsive and Adaptive Materials Joanna Aizenberg, Michael Friedman and Karin Krauthausen Open Access Download PDF	79
Interview with John Dunlop: Shape-Changing Materials John Dunlop and Karin Krauthausen Open Access Download PDF	95
Interview with Jean-François Joanny: Activity, Instabilities, and Defects Michael Friedman, Jean-François Joanny and Karin Krauthausen Open Access Download PDF	117
Interview with Barbara Mazzolai: Plants, Plantoids, and Active Materials Michael Friedman, Karin Krauthausen and Barbara Mazzolai Open Access Download PDF	129
Interview with Robert Shepherd: On Soft Robots, Biomimetics, and Beyond Michael Friedman, Karin Krauthausen and Robert Shepherd Open Access Download PDF	145
Interview with Ramin Golestanian: Living Matter, or What Is Life? Michael Friedman, Ramin Golestanian and Karin Krauthausen Open Access Download PDF	157
Interview with Nikolaus Correll: Robotic Materials Nikolaus Correll, Michael Friedman and Karin Krauthausen Open Access Download PDF	173
Essays: Part 1: Cultural, Scientific, and Design Perspectives
Rethinking Active Matter: Current Developments in Active Materials 1 What Is Activity? An Introduction Mohammad Fardin Gholami, Lorenzo Guiducci, Susanne Jany and Khashayar Razghandi Open Access Download PDF	191
Matter of Agency: Active Materials in Digital Design Research Ianis Lallemand Open Access Download PDF	223
Essays: Part 2: Historical and Philosophical Perspectives
Unsystematic Vitality: From Early Modern Beeswarms to Contemporary Swarm Intelligence Sylvie Kleiman-Lafon and Charles T. Wolfe Open Access Download PDF	259
Leibniz’s Concept of Agens in Matter, Space, and Image 1 The Metaphysical Force of Nature Horst Bredekamp Open Access Download PDF	299
Rhetoric’s Active Matters 1 Preliminary Remarks Stephan Kammer Open Access Download PDF	313
Proteins as Monads Sonia Dheur and Sven J. Saupe Open Access Download PDF	339
Index Open Access Download PDF	367

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Researchers, career starters, and students of Materials Science
Pages
- Front matter: 6
- Main content: 372
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 18
- Coloured Illustrations: 73
Keywords: Materialwissenschaft; Naturstoff

eBook

Published: December 20, 2021
ISBN: 9783110562064

Paperback

Published: December 31, 2021
ISBN: 9783110561814