Future of Smart Materials

Materials have been shaping humankind since the civilization and are constantly undergoing revolution with the emerging trends in technology. What could be the novel emerging materials out there? What could possibly be the future of such materials?

In this blog let’s discover these emerged materials and what might be their future.

Heard of liquid nitrogen? Yes it’s used for preservation but heard of liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream? They are used for many temperature related applications like freezing foods to cooling down superconductors. They cause the fat and water particles of various ingredients in an ice cream to stay very small enabling the ice cream to have its creamy consistency.

Enamel is claimed to be the toughest material but have you heard about the bulk metallic glasses? The bulk metallic glasses generally referred as the amorphous alloys exhibit high strength and elasticity with extraordinary properties desirable for healthcare, automobile, space, defense and aeronautical sectors

Graphene, Nanotubes, Meta-materials, piezoelectric are few recent materials discovered and studied today. These smart materials have been emerging in a rapid manner covering applications in several areas and raising the market value.

Geographically it is reported that the smart material production, application, market share and growth rate is mainly noticed in these regions, from 2013 to 2017:

·         North America

·         Europe

·         China

·         Japan

·         Southeast Asia

·         India

The Smart Materials market competition was mainly focused on these products:

·         Graphene

·         Acs Material

·         2D Semiconductor

·         Nano Integris

·         Nanotube

·         Smart Structures

·         Piezoelectric Materials

·         Thermo Responsive Materials

·         Shape Memory Alloys

·         Polychromic, Chromogenic or Halochromic Materials

 The applications of these materials have been mainly observed in these areas:

·         Healthcare

·         Energy

·         Security and Defence

·         Smart Textiles

·         Smart Wearable Technology

·         Construction

Well that’s a wrap up here but if you wish to know about more such materials which have been making an impact or you have your own ideas then present yourself at the Smart Materials Meet 2018 on April 19-20, 2018 at Dubai, UAE