| Abstract Scope |
Modern microelectronic technologies increasingly rely on centralized electronic architectures that separate sensing, energy supply, and computation, creating limitations in energy efficiency, integration, and operation in extreme environments. In this talk, I introduce a materials-based paradigm in which these functions are unified within architected matter. Building on mechanical metamaterial electronics (meta-mechanotronics), I will discuss multifunctional metamaterial systems that integrate sensing, energy harvesting, communication, and digital computation into a single platform. These systems exploit geometry-driven deformation and triboelectric transduction to convert mechanical stimuli directly into electrical signals, enabling self-powered mechanoelectrical logic without external power sources. Through programmable unit cell architectures, I will show how distributed material systems can perform binary and multistate logic, signal encoding, and data storage through coupled mechanical and electrical responses. I will also discuss thermo-mechanical metamaterials, where logic and information storage are embedded through morphology and state transitions, offering a route toward autonomous, resilient, and energy-efficient microelectronic systems. |