What Can Intelligent Materials Do? - With Skylar Tibbits

Explore the fascinating world of intelligent materials in this 53-minute lecture by Skylar Tibbits at The Royal Institution. Discover how researchers are designing materials that can physically sense, adapt, and assemble themselves, from self-building furniture to shape-shifting shoes and self-growing islands. Learn about the challenges and potential of these programmable materials in creating a sustainable future. Delve into topics such as 4D wood, rapid liquid printing, granular jamming, modular construction, self-assembly, and self-replication. Gain insights into the future of manufacturing and how these innovative materials could revolutionize various industries.

Intro
What is Intelligent Materials
The Last Mile Problem
The Human Scale
Programmable Materials
Why 4D
Wood
Air inlet
Prestretch
Future of Shoes
Macroscale Textiles
Building Our Own Textiles
Rapid Liquid Printing
Molten Metal Printing
Granular Jamming
Granular Jamming Construction
Modular Construction
Selfassembly
Macroscale selfassembly
Cubic lattices
Selfreplication
Selfreplication Research
Island Morphology
Underwater Bermudas
Future Manufacturing