Artificial materials

matter of constant composition best characterized by the entities (molecules, formula units, atoms) it is composed of and characterized by physical properties like density

a layer of material ranging from fractions of a nanometer to several micrometers in thickness

material that can be externally controlled

fabric engineered to resemble a fur

Smartdust is a system of many tiny microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) such as sensors, robots, or other devices, that can detect, for example, light, temperature, vibration, magnetism, or chemicals. They are usually operated on a computer network wirelessly and are distributed over some area to perform tasks, usually sensing through radio-frequency identification. Without an antenna of much greater size the range of tiny smart dust communication devices is measured in a few millimeters and they may be vulnerable to electromagnetic disablement and destruction by microwave exposure.

Artificiality (the state of being artificial, anthropogenic, or man-made) is the condition of being the product of intentional human manufacture (namely, by artifice), rather than occurring naturally through processes not involving or requiring human activity.

field of materials science researching organic substances with electronic properties