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Cornerstone Research Group explains and illustrates the concepts.
Dick, Ron, and Dan Patterson. Aviation Century: Wings of Change.
Ontario, Canada: Boston Mills Press, 2005. Many photographs en-
hance this volume's description of the progress in aviation in the
era following World War II. The final chapter discusses aeronautical
research.
Eberhart, Mark. Why Things Break. New York: Harmony Books, 2003.
Although it is not about smart materials, this topic describes the
properties of materials that researchers hope to improve with in-
novative technology such as smart materials. Plenty of examples are
given of what can go wrong in the engineering design and manufac-
turing of vehicles and structures.
Emile, Olivier, Albert Le Floch, and Fritz Vollrath. “Shape Memory in
Spider Draglines.” Nature 440 (March 30, 2006): 621. he research-
ers discovered that spider silk has a kind of memory in which it rap-
idly recovers its shape.
EyeWitness to History.com. “The Wright Brothers—First Flight, 1903.”
Available online. URL: http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/wright.
htm. Accessed May 28, 2009. The Wright Brothers first flight is de-
scribed, including a long passage from Orville Wright's diary.
FlexSys, Inc. “Mission Adaptive Compliant Wing.” Available online.
URL: http://www.flxsys.com/Projects/MACW/. Accessed May 28,
2009. The company provides information, pictures, and results on
its flexible wing project.
General Motors. “Intelligent Chassis Control Systems: Taking Safety Along
for the Ride.” 2003. Available online. URL: http://media.gm.com/
division/2003_prodinfo/03_corporate/chassis.html. Accessed May 28,
2009. General Motors describes suspension systems that incorporate
smart materials.
Lendlein, Andreas, Hongyan Jiang, Oliver Jünger, and Robert Langer.
“Light-Induced Shape-Memory Polymers.” Nature 434 (April 14,
2005): 879-882. The researchers report the discovery of a shape-
memory polymer that is responsive to light.