Smart Materials Courses and Certifications

The Royal Institution

Smart Materials of the Future - With Anna Ploszajski

Explore the fascinating world of smart materials and their potential to revolutionize everyday objects, from self-regulating houses to shape-changing aircraft, with materials scientist Anna Ploszajski.

• YouTube
• 29 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

BIMSA

Smart Structures and Materials for Low-Altitude Economy - Interfacial Applications

Discover smart structures and materials revolutionizing low-altitude economy through advanced interfacial engineering and biomimetic design principles.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 4 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

NPTEL-NOC IITM

Adhesion Changing Smart Materials

Explore adhesion changing smart materials like titanium dioxide (TiO2) and their applications in construction, membranes, and glass panes.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

CY Advanced Studies

Smart Electroactive Polymers: Contraction, Expansion, Sensing, and Self-Healing

Explore smart electroactive polymers: their ability to contract, expand, sense, and self-heal, with applications in soft robotics, biomedical devices, and smart textiles.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 4 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

NPTEL-NOC IITM

Microactuation and Micromanipulation - Shape Memory Alloys for Microrobots - Module 07

Explore shape memory alloys (SMA) for microrobotics, covering one/two-way SMA, shape setting techniques, propulsion systems, and origami-based robot applications in this 29-minute module.

• YouTube
• 29 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

NPTEL-NOC IITM

Microactuation and Micromanipulation - Module 06 - Week 5 Lecture 21

Explore smart materials for microactuation, focusing on shape memory alloys, SME effects, and martensite-austenite transformations for precise micro manipulation applications.

• YouTube
• 29 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Simons Foundation

Programming Tasks in Nonlinear Mechanical Metamaterials - From Wave Management to Sensing

Discover how flexible mechanical metamaterials enable shape morphing, programmable behaviors, and computation through inverse-design frameworks for next-generation smart materials.

• YouTube
• 50 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

NPTEL-NOC IITM

Advanced Building Materials and Smart Construction Technologies

Explore advanced building materials, from high-carbon to smart alternatives, gaining insights into sustainable construction solutions and innovative material technologies.

• YouTube
• 22 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

科研云Research Cloud

Smart Soft Materials with Multiscale Architecture and Dynamic Surface Topographies

Explore advanced concepts in smart soft materials, focusing on multiscale architecture and dynamic surface properties through expert insights from University of Connecticut research.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 6 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

智能材料与结构

智能材料与结构带领人类文明进入新的高度。本课程讲授智能材料和智能结构的基本概念、分类和发展，并对当前该领域重点关注的几种智能材料和结构进行介绍。

• XuetangX
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

仿生智能界面材料

仿生科学、智能材料、创新前沿、学科交叉

• XuetangX
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

智慧道路概论

解锁道路科技的秘密，洞悉交通大数据的潜力，掌握智慧道路的运行逻辑。加入我们，踏上智慧道路的探索之旅，共创未来交通新篇章。

• XuetangX
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Innovations in Textile Engineering: Fibers, Yarns, Nonwovens, & More

Discover hierarchical design principles for fiber-based smart materials, textile manufacturing processes, and patent application crafting in this comprehensive engineering program.

• MITx Online
• 12 weeks, 5-7 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Materials Research Society

Smart Building Materials: Self-Healing Concrete and Sensors - Impact of Materials on Society

Explore smart building materials with shape memory alloys and piezoelectric sensors, offering crack detection and self-healing capabilities for concrete structures.

• YouTube
• 15 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Materials Research Society

Lab to Market to Classroom - Smart Functional Materials and Beyond

Explore innovative Lab-to-Market-to-Classroom approach for integrating cutting-edge scientific concepts into education, fostering sustainable development and consumer acceptance of emerging technologies.

• YouTube
• 23 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk