Unmaking: Enabling and celebrating the creative material of failure, destruction, decay, and deformation
The access and growing ubiquity of digital fabrication has ushered in a celebration of
creativity and “making.” However, the focus is often on the resulting static artifact or the …
creativity and “making.” However, the focus is often on the resulting static artifact or the …
Moisture-triggered physically transient electronics
Physically transient electronics, a form of electronics that can physically disappear in a
controllable manner, is very promising for emerging applications. Most of the transient …
controllable manner, is very promising for emerging applications. Most of the transient …
Advances in physicochemically stimuli-responsive materials for on-demand transient electronic systems
Transient electronics represents a class of technology defined by components that
physically or chemically disintegrate, dissolve, or otherwise disappear in a controlled …
physically or chemically disintegrate, dissolve, or otherwise disappear in a controlled …
Developing a highly responsive miniaturized security device based on a printed copper ammine energetic composite
F Sevely, T Wu, FSF de Sousa, L Séguier… - Sensors and Actuators A …, 2022 - Elsevier
This work presents a triggerable ultimate security device (USD) capable of physically
destroying a memory chip that contains classified data within a few milliseconds upon the …
destroying a memory chip that contains classified data within a few milliseconds upon the …
The effects of confinement on the fracturing performance of printed nanothermites
ER Westphal, AK Murray, MP McConnell… - Propellants …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Nanothermites have shown the potential to controllably fracture substrates in applications
such as electromechanical systems security. In prior work, both equivalence ratio and …
such as electromechanical systems security. In prior work, both equivalence ratio and …
Thermally triggered mechanically destructive electronics based on electrospun poly (ε-caprolactone) nanofibrous polymer films
Electronics, which functions for a designed time period and then degrades or destructs,
holds promise in medical implants, reconfigurable electronic devices and/or temporary …
holds promise in medical implants, reconfigurable electronic devices and/or temporary …
Thwarting replication attack against memristor-based neuromorphic computing system
Neuromorphic architectures are widely used in many applications for advanced data
processing and often implement proprietary algorithms. However, in an adversarial …
processing and often implement proprietary algorithms. However, in an adversarial …
[HTML][HTML] Design, preparation, and characterization of a novel ZnO/CuO/Al energetic diode with dual functionality: Logic and destruction
J Yang, J Hu, Y Ye, J Xu, Y Hu, R Shen - Defence Technology, 2024 - Elsevier
Self-destructing chips have promising applications for securing data. This paper proposes a
new concept of energetic diodes for the first time, which can be used for self-destructive …
new concept of energetic diodes for the first time, which can be used for self-destructive …
Controlled substrate destruction using nanothermite
The experiments described in this paper look to further transient electronic device
development by exploring the fracturing capabilities of aluminum copper (II) oxide and …
development by exploring the fracturing capabilities of aluminum copper (II) oxide and …
Destructive electronics from electrochemical-mechanically triggered chemical dissolution
The considerable need to enhance data and hardware security suggest one possible future
for electronics where it is possible to destroy them and even make them disappear …
for electronics where it is possible to destroy them and even make them disappear …