Reconfigurable Electronics

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WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Molecular sized robots already exist, in nature and in the lab, but now the ones…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Smart materials will make a huge difference to the product we make, how we use…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF By turning nature into a biological computer researchers can get plants to do all kinds…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF In the future electronics and computers will be biological and synthetic, and this is just…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF 3D printing is still relatively nascent but as researchers invent new tools and techniques one…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Today’s electronics are static, but tomorrow’s electronics will be able to re-configure themselves automatically as…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF When electronic systems are manufactured today they’re fixed forever, but in the future they’ll be…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF As your understanding of material science improves we’re edging towards a future where materials take…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Our ability to create robots that can shape shift and change their shape is a…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF There is a concern that the lack of focus on developing new, advanced hardware will…