UNIVERSIDAD SANTO TOMAS

DIVISIN DE INGENIERAS
FACULTAD DE INGENIERA MECNICA
Asignatura: PROCESOS DE MANUFACTURA I
Autor 1 (Inicial del primer nombre. Inicial del segundo nombre. Apellido), Autor 2 (Inicial del primer nombre. Inicial del segundo nombre. Apellido

Smart Materials

Autor 1 (D. A. vila Malaver), Autor (Y. S. Murillo Bernal), Autor 3 (H.D. Garnica Rodriguez)

RESUMEN
En trminos generales, un tipo de materiales, una nueva generacin de materiales derivadas de la
nanotecnologa, cuyas propiedades pueden ser controladas y cambiadas a peticin. Es una de las principales lneas
de investigacin de la nanociencia con aplicaciones a muchas industrias. Los materiales inteligentes tienen la
capacidad de cambiar su color, forma, o propiedades electrnicas en respuesta a cambios o alteraciones del medio o
pruebas (luz, sonido, temperatura, voltaje). Estos materiales podran tener atributos muy potentes como la
autoreparacin.

Palabras clave nano ciencia, cambio de propiedades, auto separacin, nanotecnologa

ABSTRACT
In general terms, a type of materials, a new generation of materials derived from nanotechnology, whose
properties can be controlled and changed upon request. It is one of the main research lines of nanoscience with
applications to many industries. Intelligent materials have the ability to change their color, shape, or electronic
properties in response to changes or alterations of the medium or tests (light, sound, temperature, voltage). These
materials could have very powerful attributes such as self repair.
Keywords nano science, property change, self separation, nanotechnology

I. ESSAY

Smart materials are defined as having properties that can be significantly changed by means of an external
stimulus. Thermoelectric materials, for example, can generate energy if they are subject to temperature
changes. The piezoelectric can also generate it if pressed.
Some of these materials have already passed the testing stage in laboratories and are penetrating markets. An
Israeli company called Innowattech produced a piezoelectric material one kilometer in length and installed it
on a track to collect the energy generated by the pressures of the vehicles passing over it. The company said
that up to 250 megawatts could be generated on a high traffic road. If this were proven, the fossil fuel
savings would be very high.
As it is known, in the United States, the electricity consumed by buildings and houses in air conditioners and
lighting, absorb approximately 40% of the total generated. By means of intelligent glasses, already in
commerce, this consumption could be reduced by 20%. Replacing old incandescent bulbs and fluorescent
tubes with so-called LEDs, which consume one-tenth of the electricity from an incandescent bulb and half a
fluorescent tube, would contribute even more to combating air and water pollution. The use of all forms of
organic waste, such as garbage and sewage, are resources that can be transformed into ethanol, methanol or

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DIVISIN DE INGENIERAS
FACULTAD DE INGENIERA MECNICA
Asignatura: PROCESOS DE MANUFACTURA I
Autor 1 (Inicial del primer nombre. Inicial del segundo nombre. Apellido), Autor 2 (Inicial del primer nombre. Inicial del segundo nombre. Apellido

biodiesel. These wastes can be used to replace gasoline, generate power or produce plastics and other
materials.
But the greatest transformation potential of modern civilization is offered by ultra-light materials, the socalled nanotubes or "bucky balls" in honor of its inventor Buckmister Fuller. The diameter of a carbon
nanotube is the hundredth part of a human hair, it is more flexible than rubber, and is between 100 and 500
times more resistant than steel per unit weight. Infinite would be the savings in airplanes, trucks and other
vehicles produced with this material.
The current costs of producing nanotubes prove to be very high, but the human mind faced the same
problem 150 years ago when the price of aluminum exceeded that of gold or platinum. A kilo of industrialgrade nanotube costs about $ 60 today and Cambridge University in Britain claims to be working on a
method to reduce costs to about $ 10 per kilogram.
Mr Bisk argues that the atomic bomb took four years between the decision to manufacture and use it. That
seven years elapsed between deciding and placing a man on the moon. Considers it reasonable, therefore,
that by 2020 or before, there are economic industrial processes to produce nanotubes.

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