Design and Technology GCSE
Smart Material
What Smart Material means in Design and Technology GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Smart Material
A material that changes its physical properties in response to an external stimulus (e.g., heat, light, pressure).
Topics that use Smart Material
- Developments in modern and smart materials, composite materials and technical textiles (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
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