Definition: Programmable Matter refers to materials that can change their physical properties (shape, density, modality, conductivity) in real-time, based on user input or autonomous sensing. This ...

A future concept whereby material objects change their physical shape via programming. Numerous examples have been proposed such as self-repairing and self-configuring components as well as changing ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA--Mobile phones in future could be thumb-sized in pockets, and in practically an instant, be effortlessly transformed into PDA-sized devices to send e-mail. In the final keynote of ...

It’s hard to imagine, but one day a class of materials called programmable matter, a.k.a. “smart matter,” could reshape themselves based on our instructions. Right now, we’ve only seen crude ...

Programmable matter and smart materials can change shape, properties, or function on demand, opening doors to innovations in robotics, medicine, and space exploration. WWE star Hulk Hogan’s cause of ...

To really understand the future, you have to suspend disbelief and imagine for a moment that software isn’t just code on a screen; it’s also matter. It’s physical—as real as the chair you are sitting ...