Materials that can react to external stimuli - dubbed smart materials - are a key area for UK exploitation. Justin Cunningham finds out how Innovate UK intends to capitalise on the potential. It can all sound a bit sci-fi when the topic of smart materials comes up. The classic is liquid-like morphing metallic structures that have been used, in films at least, to make up the spaceship hull in 'Flight of the Navigator' and, of course, the iconic T-1000 from the film Terminator 2'.
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