<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">smart materials</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31306114</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:22:22</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">adaptive materials</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">intelligent materials</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">materials, smart</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">responsive materials</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">senseable materials</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">smart material</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Materials with adaptive capabilities that react to external stimuli such as load, heat, and vibrations. Examples of smart materials include self-healing concrete which releases reserves of a strong adhesive when under stress, mending cracks; shape-memory alloys and polymers which can undergo and reverse deformation by heat or stress thanks to pseudoelasticity; or chromogenic systems which change their color, such as sun glasses that darken when exposed to bright sunlight. ]]></dc:description></metadata>