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Anton Nijholt - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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new Materials new expressive powers Smart Material interfaces and arts an interactive experience made possible thanks to Smart Materials
Advanced Visual Interfaces, 2014Co-Authors: Fabio Pittarello, Andrea Minuto, Anton NijholtAbstract:It is not easy for a growing artist to find his poetry. Smart Materials could be an answer for those who are looking for new forms of art. Smart Material Interfaces (SMI) define a new interaction paradigm based on dynamic modifications of the innovative Materials' properties. SMI can be applied in different domains and used for different purposes; functional, communicative and creative. In this paper we focus on experimenting in the art and creative communication domain. In particular we describe the results of a workshop held with 15 students of the Fine Arts Academy in Venice who learned how to make and program SMI and took advantage of their new skills to design a variety of interesting creative artifacts.
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proceedings of the second international workshop on Smart Material interfaces another step to a Material future
ICMI '13 2013 International Conference on Multimodal Interaction, 2013Co-Authors: Manuel Kretzer, Andrea Minuto, Leonardo Giusti, Anton NijholtAbstract:These are the proceedings of the second international workshop on Smart Material Interfaces (SMI 2013), held in Sydney, Australia on December 13th. This second workshop is held in conjunction with the 15th ACM International Conference on Multimodal Interaction (ICMI 2013). The first workshop on Smart Material Interfaces (SMI 2012) was held during ICMI 2012, in Santa Monica, California, USA. The objective of this workshop is to draw attention to the emerging field of Smart Material interfaces which spans the areas of design, engineering and architecture. These novel composites, which in some cases are already celebrated as the answer for the 21st century's technological needs, are generally referred to as Materials that are capable of sensing the environment and actively responding to environmental changes by changing their physical properties. This allows the control of physical properties such as shape, size and color by using certain stimuli (electric or magnetic fields, light, temperature or stress). Some common Smart Materials appear in the form of polymers, ceramics, memory metals or hydro gels. The workshop aims at stimulating research and development in interfaces that make novel use of such Smart Materials, and will provide a platform for state-of-theart design of Smart Material interfaces. The proposed topics for the workshop included but were not limited to the following: reality-based interfaces, tangible interfaces, organic user interfaces, programmable matter, electronic textiles, computational textiles, Smart textiles, robotics, and relevant developments in Materials science, mechanical engineering, chemistry, biological engineering, nanotechnology, electrical engineering, textile engineering, and other fields, coupled with thoughtful speculation about applications. Many of these topics were covered by the first workshop (see ACM Digital Library for these papers), and are again covered by this second workshop. In addition to a methodological survey of Smart Materials and how to use them in interfaces, the topics that are covered by the current papers include the use of thermo-chromic and conductive ink for the design of 'electronic' Origami, the design of Smart hair controlled by shape memory alloys, the use of silk as a programmable biomarker for onbody and in-body health monitoring, and the use of deformable Smart Materials that interact with the human skin.
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Smart Material interfaces as a methodology for interaction: A survey of SMIs' state of the art and development
SMI 2013 - Proceedings of the 2013 ACM Workshop on Smart Material Interfaces: Another Step to a Material Future Co-located with ICMI 2013, 2013Co-Authors: Andrea Minuto, Anton NijholtAbstract:In this paper we give an overview of the work done on the methodology of using Smart Material interfaces as it appears in the literature until now. We address the opportunities offered by Smart Materials as they have been exploited by other researchers who created Smart Material interfaces. We do so by surveying Smart Materials by kind and by looking at how they have been exploited. © 2013 ACM.
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Smart Material interfaces: A vision
Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, 2012Co-Authors: Andrea Minuto, Wim Poelman, Dhaval Vyas, Anton NijholtAbstract:In this paper, we introduce a vision called Smart Material Interfaces (SMIs), which takes advantage of the latest generation of engineered Materials that has a special property defined "Smart". They are capable of changing their physical properties, such as shape, size and color, and can be controlled by using certain stimuli (light, potential difference, temperature and so on). We describe SMIs in relation to Tangible User Interfaces (TUIs) to convey the usefulness and a better understanding of SMIs.
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Smart Material interfaces: a Material step to the future
Proceedings of the 14th ACM international conference on Multimodal interaction, 2012Co-Authors: Anton Nijholt, Andrea Minuto, Leonardo Giusti, Patrizia MartiAbstract:Over the past years the technology push and the creation of new technological Materials made available on the market many new Smart Materials. Smart Material Interfaces (SMIs) want to take advantage of these Materials to overcome traditional patterns of interaction, leaving behind the "digital feeling" by a more continuous space of interaction, tightly coupling digital and physical world by means of the Smart Materials' properties. With this workshop about SMIs, we want to draw attention to the emerging field, stimulating research and development in interfaces that make use of Smart Materials and encourage new and different modalities of interaction.
Prashant V Kamat - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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sense and shoot simultaneous detection and degradation of low level contaminants using graphene based Smart Material assembly
ACS Nano, 2014Co-Authors: Rabeka Alam, Christopher J. Karwacki, Ian V Lightcap, Prashant V KamatAbstract:Smart Material nanoassemblies that can simultaneously sense and shoot low-level contaminants from air and water are important for overcoming the threat of hazardous chemicals. Graphene oxide (GO) sheets deposited on mesoscopic TiO2 films that underpin the deposition of Ag nanoparticles with UV irradiation provide the foundation for the design of a Smart Material. The Ag particle size is readily controlled through precursor concentration and UV irradiation time. These semiconductor–graphene oxide–metal (SGM) films are SERS-active and hence capable of sensing aromatic contaminants such as 4-nitrobenzenethiol (4-NBT) in nanomolar range. Increased local concentration of organic molecules achieved through interaction with 2-D carbon support (GO) facilitates low-level detection of contaminants. Upon UV irradiation of 4-NBT-loaded SGM film, one can induce photocatalytic transformations. Thus, each component of the SGM film plays a pivotal role in aiding the detection and degradation of a contaminant dispersed in...
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Sense and shoot: Simultaneous detection and degradation of low-level contaminants using graphene-based Smart Material assembly
ACS Nano, 2014Co-Authors: Rabeka Alam, Christopher J. Karwacki, Ian V Lightcap, Prashant V KamatAbstract:Smart Material nanoassemblies that can simultaneously sense and shoot low-level contaminants from air and water are important for overcoming the threat of hazardous chemicals. Graphene oxide (GO) sheets deposited on mesoscopic TiO2 films that underpin the deposition of Ag nanoparticles with UV irradiation provide the foundation for the design of a Smart Material. The Ag particle size is readily controlled through precursor concentration and UV irradiation time. These semiconductor–graphene oxide–metal (SGM) films are SERS-active and hence capable of sensing aromatic contaminants such as 4-nitrobenzenethiol (4-NBT) in nanomolar range. Increased local concentration of organic molecules achieved through interaction with 2-D carbon support (GO) facilitates low-level detection of contaminants. Upon UV irradiation of 4-NBT-loaded SGM film, one can induce photocatalytic transformations. Thus, each component of the SGM film plays a pivotal role in aiding the detection and degradation of a contaminant dispersed in aqueous solutions. The advantage of using SGM films as multipurpose “detect and destroy” systems for nitroaromatic molecules is discussed.
Rabeka Alam - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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sense and shoot simultaneous detection and degradation of low level contaminants using graphene based Smart Material assembly
ACS Nano, 2014Co-Authors: Rabeka Alam, Christopher J. Karwacki, Ian V Lightcap, Prashant V KamatAbstract:Smart Material nanoassemblies that can simultaneously sense and shoot low-level contaminants from air and water are important for overcoming the threat of hazardous chemicals. Graphene oxide (GO) sheets deposited on mesoscopic TiO2 films that underpin the deposition of Ag nanoparticles with UV irradiation provide the foundation for the design of a Smart Material. The Ag particle size is readily controlled through precursor concentration and UV irradiation time. These semiconductor–graphene oxide–metal (SGM) films are SERS-active and hence capable of sensing aromatic contaminants such as 4-nitrobenzenethiol (4-NBT) in nanomolar range. Increased local concentration of organic molecules achieved through interaction with 2-D carbon support (GO) facilitates low-level detection of contaminants. Upon UV irradiation of 4-NBT-loaded SGM film, one can induce photocatalytic transformations. Thus, each component of the SGM film plays a pivotal role in aiding the detection and degradation of a contaminant dispersed in...
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Sense and shoot: Simultaneous detection and degradation of low-level contaminants using graphene-based Smart Material assembly
ACS Nano, 2014Co-Authors: Rabeka Alam, Christopher J. Karwacki, Ian V Lightcap, Prashant V KamatAbstract:Smart Material nanoassemblies that can simultaneously sense and shoot low-level contaminants from air and water are important for overcoming the threat of hazardous chemicals. Graphene oxide (GO) sheets deposited on mesoscopic TiO2 films that underpin the deposition of Ag nanoparticles with UV irradiation provide the foundation for the design of a Smart Material. The Ag particle size is readily controlled through precursor concentration and UV irradiation time. These semiconductor–graphene oxide–metal (SGM) films are SERS-active and hence capable of sensing aromatic contaminants such as 4-nitrobenzenethiol (4-NBT) in nanomolar range. Increased local concentration of organic molecules achieved through interaction with 2-D carbon support (GO) facilitates low-level detection of contaminants. Upon UV irradiation of 4-NBT-loaded SGM film, one can induce photocatalytic transformations. Thus, each component of the SGM film plays a pivotal role in aiding the detection and degradation of a contaminant dispersed in aqueous solutions. The advantage of using SGM films as multipurpose “detect and destroy” systems for nitroaromatic molecules is discussed.
Andrea Minuto - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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new Materials new expressive powers Smart Material interfaces and arts an interactive experience made possible thanks to Smart Materials
Advanced Visual Interfaces, 2014Co-Authors: Fabio Pittarello, Andrea Minuto, Anton NijholtAbstract:It is not easy for a growing artist to find his poetry. Smart Materials could be an answer for those who are looking for new forms of art. Smart Material Interfaces (SMI) define a new interaction paradigm based on dynamic modifications of the innovative Materials' properties. SMI can be applied in different domains and used for different purposes; functional, communicative and creative. In this paper we focus on experimenting in the art and creative communication domain. In particular we describe the results of a workshop held with 15 students of the Fine Arts Academy in Venice who learned how to make and program SMI and took advantage of their new skills to design a variety of interesting creative artifacts.
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proceedings of the second international workshop on Smart Material interfaces another step to a Material future
ICMI '13 2013 International Conference on Multimodal Interaction, 2013Co-Authors: Manuel Kretzer, Andrea Minuto, Leonardo Giusti, Anton NijholtAbstract:These are the proceedings of the second international workshop on Smart Material Interfaces (SMI 2013), held in Sydney, Australia on December 13th. This second workshop is held in conjunction with the 15th ACM International Conference on Multimodal Interaction (ICMI 2013). The first workshop on Smart Material Interfaces (SMI 2012) was held during ICMI 2012, in Santa Monica, California, USA. The objective of this workshop is to draw attention to the emerging field of Smart Material interfaces which spans the areas of design, engineering and architecture. These novel composites, which in some cases are already celebrated as the answer for the 21st century's technological needs, are generally referred to as Materials that are capable of sensing the environment and actively responding to environmental changes by changing their physical properties. This allows the control of physical properties such as shape, size and color by using certain stimuli (electric or magnetic fields, light, temperature or stress). Some common Smart Materials appear in the form of polymers, ceramics, memory metals or hydro gels. The workshop aims at stimulating research and development in interfaces that make novel use of such Smart Materials, and will provide a platform for state-of-theart design of Smart Material interfaces. The proposed topics for the workshop included but were not limited to the following: reality-based interfaces, tangible interfaces, organic user interfaces, programmable matter, electronic textiles, computational textiles, Smart textiles, robotics, and relevant developments in Materials science, mechanical engineering, chemistry, biological engineering, nanotechnology, electrical engineering, textile engineering, and other fields, coupled with thoughtful speculation about applications. Many of these topics were covered by the first workshop (see ACM Digital Library for these papers), and are again covered by this second workshop. In addition to a methodological survey of Smart Materials and how to use them in interfaces, the topics that are covered by the current papers include the use of thermo-chromic and conductive ink for the design of 'electronic' Origami, the design of Smart hair controlled by shape memory alloys, the use of silk as a programmable biomarker for onbody and in-body health monitoring, and the use of deformable Smart Materials that interact with the human skin.
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Smart Material interfaces as a methodology for interaction: A survey of SMIs' state of the art and development
SMI 2013 - Proceedings of the 2013 ACM Workshop on Smart Material Interfaces: Another Step to a Material Future Co-located with ICMI 2013, 2013Co-Authors: Andrea Minuto, Anton NijholtAbstract:In this paper we give an overview of the work done on the methodology of using Smart Material interfaces as it appears in the literature until now. We address the opportunities offered by Smart Materials as they have been exploited by other researchers who created Smart Material interfaces. We do so by surveying Smart Materials by kind and by looking at how they have been exploited. © 2013 ACM.
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Smart Material interfaces: A vision
Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, 2012Co-Authors: Andrea Minuto, Wim Poelman, Dhaval Vyas, Anton NijholtAbstract:In this paper, we introduce a vision called Smart Material Interfaces (SMIs), which takes advantage of the latest generation of engineered Materials that has a special property defined "Smart". They are capable of changing their physical properties, such as shape, size and color, and can be controlled by using certain stimuli (light, potential difference, temperature and so on). We describe SMIs in relation to Tangible User Interfaces (TUIs) to convey the usefulness and a better understanding of SMIs.
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Smart Material interfaces: a Material step to the future
Proceedings of the 14th ACM international conference on Multimodal interaction, 2012Co-Authors: Anton Nijholt, Andrea Minuto, Leonardo Giusti, Patrizia MartiAbstract:Over the past years the technology push and the creation of new technological Materials made available on the market many new Smart Materials. Smart Material Interfaces (SMIs) want to take advantage of these Materials to overcome traditional patterns of interaction, leaving behind the "digital feeling" by a more continuous space of interaction, tightly coupling digital and physical world by means of the Smart Materials' properties. With this workshop about SMIs, we want to draw attention to the emerging field, stimulating research and development in interfaces that make use of Smart Materials and encourage new and different modalities of interaction.
Luc Gaudiller - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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experimental identification of Smart Material coupling effects in composite structures
Smart Materials and Structures, 2013Co-Authors: Simon Chesne, Claire Jeanmistral, Luc GaudillerAbstract:Smart composite structures have an enormous potential for industrial applications, in terms of mass reduction, high Material resistance and flexibility. The correct characterization of these complex structures is essential for active vibration control or structural health monitoring applications. The identification process generally calls for the determination of a generalized electromechanical coupling coefficient. As this process can in practice be difficult to implement, an original approach, presented in this paper, has been developed for the identification of the coupling effects of a Smart Material used in a composite curved beam. The accuracy of the proposed identification technique is tested by applying active modal control to the beam, using a reduced model based on this identification. The studied structure was as close to reality as possible, and made use of integrated transducers, low-cost sensors, clamped boundary conditions and substantial, complex excitation sources. PVDF (polyvinylidene fluoride) and MFC (macrofiber composite) transducers were integrated into the composite structure, to ensure their protection from environmental damage. The experimental identification described here was based on a curve fitting approach combined with the reduced model. It allowed a reliable, powerful modal control system to be built, controlling two modes of the structure. A linear quadratic Gaussian algorithm was used to determine the modal controller‐observer gains. The selected modes were found to have an attenuation as strong as 13 dB in experiments, revealing the effectiveness of this method. In this study a generalized approach is proposed, which can be extended to most complex or composite industrial structures when they are subjected to vibration. (Some figures may appear in colour only in the online journal)
