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Office Fraunhofer Cluster of Excellence Programmable Materials
Fraunhofer Institute for Mechanics of Materials IWM
79108 Freiburg, Germany
Phone +49 761 5142-418
Email: geschaeftsstelle@cpm.fraunhofer.de
myth
Wirtschaftlichkeit
Myth
Programmable materials are expensive and therefore uneconomical.
Truth
Fewer resources are needed to manufacture programmable materials. In addition, AI-supported programming can shorten iteration cycles.
Proof
Produktion
Myth
Programmable materials are neither manufacturable nor scalable.
Truth
Programmable materials are ideal for cost-effective series production.
Proof
Gesundheit
Myth
Programmable materials are harmful to health and toxic.
Truth
Programmable materials are harmless to health and can be recycled mechanically and chemically.
