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  • Materials Science
  • Physics
  • Computer Science

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  • Metamaterials offer unconventional physical computing platforms.
  • Existing mechanical computing systems face limitations in miniaturization and reconfigurability.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce a novel metamaterial system using responsive magnetoactive Janus particle (MAJP) swarms.
  • To demonstrate programmable computing functions in soft, wearable devices.

Main Methods:

  • Designing MAJPs with tunable structure and properties for encoded swarming behavior.
  • Utilizing fully reversible switching mechanisms for programmable functions.

Main Results:

  • Demonstrated programmable dynamic display, non-volatile and semi-volatile memory, Boolean logic, and information encryption.
  • MAJP swarms exhibit unique behavior enabling multifunctional and reconfigurable devices.

Conclusions:

  • MAJPs represent a promising building block for next-generation soft physical computing.
  • Applications include security, anti-counterfeiting, camouflage, soft robotics, and human-robot interaction.