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Defense Intelligence Reference Document Aerospace Applications of Programmable Matter

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This Defense Intelligence Reference Document, prepared by the Defense Intelligence Agency under its Advanced Aerospace Weapon System Applications (AAWSA) Program and dated 14 December 2009, is a white paper on programmable matter and smart materials. It covers quantum dots, metamaterials, liquid crystals, dynamic windows and spacecraft thermal management, and describes a future space station scenario. It concludes that even partial realization could bring significant gains in spacecraft energy efficiency, safety and mission flexibility.

  • p. 2 …This product is one in a series of advanced technolo re orts under the Defense Intelligence…
  • p. 3 …11 Advanced Concepts in Programmable Materials ................................................... 12 Scenario for Possible Applications ........................................................................ 13 Directions for Future Research…
  • p. 4 UNCLASSIFIED/ ,'-F8A 8FFI~IIP 1!55 0111 Y Aerospace Applications of Programmable Matter Introduction For the…
  • p. 8 …displays since the 1960s, liquid crystals can be thought of as an advanced 21st century technology…
  • p. 10 …In the future, advanced supercomputers may be able to monitor the objects around us-our desks…
  • p. 16 …on the shadowed side of the spacecraft, where cryogenic temperatures are easily achieved. Advanced Concepts in…
  • p. 19 …to spin off to the aerospace industry than the reverse. Therefore, advancement of smart materials technology…
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Aerospace Applications of Programmable Matter
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