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Alternativas sostenibles para la infraestructura público privada
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Cars that change colour at the push of a button; metals that strengthen with use; buildings that harness energy from the wind... research into designing structural materials that are both responsive and functional is shifting such ideas from the realm of fantasy to reality.
Designing structural materials that can also harness energy is another important focus.
"We put solar cells on the roof: they play no structural role. We should be able to design materials that do both. On a windy day, buildings sway and that energy should be collected," Associate Professor Hutchinson said.
"We're working on ways to cheaply functionalise structural materials so that different forms of energy (mechanical, electromagnetic, etc) can be harvested from them.
"I see a future where there is no difference between functional and structural materials, but we design multi-functional materials that can do both."
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