Active Materials
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Edited by:
Peter Fratzl
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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Introduction
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Michael Friedman and Karin Krauthausen Open Access Download PDF |
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Peter Fratzl and Wolfgang Schäffner Open Access Download PDF |
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Interviews: Scientists on Active Matter
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Michael Friedman, Karin Krauthausen and Thomas Speck Open Access Download PDF |
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Joanna Aizenberg, Michael Friedman and Karin Krauthausen Open Access Download PDF |
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John Dunlop and Karin Krauthausen Open Access Download PDF |
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Michael Friedman, Jean-François Joanny and Karin Krauthausen Open Access Download PDF |
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Michael Friedman, Karin Krauthausen and Barbara Mazzolai Open Access Download PDF |
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Michael Friedman, Karin Krauthausen and Robert Shepherd Open Access Download PDF |
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Michael Friedman, Ramin Golestanian and Karin Krauthausen Open Access Download PDF |
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Nikolaus Correll, Michael Friedman and Karin Krauthausen Open Access Download PDF |
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Essays: Part 1: Cultural, Scientific, and Design Perspectives
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1 What Is Activity? An Introduction Mohammad Fardin Gholami, Lorenzo Guiducci, Susanne Jany and Khashayar Razghandi Open Access Download PDF |
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Ianis Lallemand Open Access Download PDF |
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Essays: Part 2: Historical and Philosophical Perspectives
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Sylvie Kleiman-Lafon and Charles T. Wolfe Open Access Download PDF |
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1 The Metaphysical Force of Nature Horst Bredekamp Open Access Download PDF |
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1 Preliminary Remarks Stephan Kammer Open Access Download PDF |
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Sonia Dheur and Sven J. Saupe Open Access Download PDF |
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