Smart Materials

This economy hand wash lotion kit offers new dimension to hand and hygiene lessons. The powerful UV lotion is invisible under daylight conditions but will glow bright using the unique UV Torch included in the kit. The kit consists of 100 mL lotion bottle (sufficient for 30+ individual demos), a 9 LED specialist UV detection torch and full instructions. great UV starter kit once you have the torch, simply extend the kit with extra bottles of lotion as required.

Non-toxic and highly fluorescent under UV light, this powder is supplied into the NHS and some of the UK's leading care home groups. GermaGlo invisible powder kit is used to demonstrate and simulate how easily germ transfer can occur and to show the dangers of poor hand washing techniques. The kit consists of: 1 x 20g GermaGlo Powder, 1 x UV Detection Torch with LED's, 1 x Germ Transfer Bio Ball, 1 x Pair Latex Gloves, 1 x Full application instructions/advice notes.

Germaglo Powder is a safe and non-toxic invisible UV fluorescing powder used by some of the leading care homes groups in the UK as well as the NHS. Trainers use this product to create a strong visual message on the ease of germ transfer between objects and people. Germaglo hand wash powder will fluoresce brightly under UVA blacklight. Full instructions and handy advice notes are supplied with this item. A suitable UV light device is required.

This germ simulation lotion changes from invisible to neon green colour to enhance hand wash and hygiene demonstrations. This is high quality product sold directly to the NHS and many of the UK's leading care home organisations. Supplied complete with full training notes and guidance on use. 100 mL bottle will give approx. 30 applications. The formula is pH neutral and completely non-toxic. UV hand wash lotion will enhance your training with strong visual message encouraging good hand and hygiene techniques. The invisible pigmentation requires good quality UVA blacklight for participants to view the 'before and after 'visual results.

Make 'snow' in matter of minutes with this amazing Super Snow polymer, which expands to over 100 times its size and last for weeks without rewetting. In addition, the 'snow' can be reused. Simply add to water and stir until expansion occurs, creating wet looking 'snow'. Pack includes 60 of Super Snow, colouring tablets (to create different coloured 'snow') and instruction sheet.

Polymorph is one of new generation of commercial polymers set to have major impact on model making and prototyping. This polymer has all the characteristics of tough ""engineering"" material yet it fuses and becomes easily mouldable at just 62°C. It can be heated with just hot water or hairdryer and moulded by hand to create prototypes and solve manufacturing problems currently outside the capacity of other materials.

UV colour change beads which change from white to various colours under natural sunlight or UV light. Supplied as pack of 500 mixed colour beads.

A remarkable self adhesive sheet material printed with thermochromic liquid crystal 'ink'. Changes colour (bright blue) when heated above 27°C. Potential applications are many and varied. e.g, temperature indication/warnings, body jewellery, advertising displays (attach resistance wire to the rear and pass a small current to cause dramatic colour changes to the front 'screen'. Note: Typical applications require only very small pieces e.g. 25 x 25 mm.

Far more than just starter kit, this comprehensive selection case contains a vast array of smart and unusual materials and is ideal for those required to give presentations or demonstrations about materials. The case includes smart materials book and some basic accessories for handling the materials. Case size: 46 x 33 x 15cm. Case contents • Thermally responsive: Thermochromic pigment; Thermofilm; Thermal paper (fax); Phase change powder. • Smart Alloys and Polymers: Shape memory polymer; Smart putty; Rare earth magnet; Superelastic wire; Memory wire; 2-way memory spring. • Optically Responsive Materials and LEDs: Glow-in-the-dark film; Optical fibre; UV fluid; UV beads; LEDs. • Fibres and Woven Materials: Silk Cocoons; Kevlar fabric; Carbon fibre fabric; Ripstop nylon; Silk; Lycra; Ecofilm; Genuine carbon fibre sheet. • Special Polymers: Polymorph; Hydrogel; Expancel; Chromatic Alginate. • 'Nano' Materials: QTC pills; Broken shells; Chameleon nano flakes; Smart film.

A 5 mm dia. x 12 mm (when closed) spring made from shape memory alloy (NiTi). At room temperature this spring is soft enough to pull out to approximately 50 mm by applying a small force. When heated to 70°C by passing an electric current through it, the spring contracts to its original length with useful pulling force (equivalent to lifting 0.5 kg weight).

This remarkable alloy melts at just 61°C but, unlike the most familiar low melting point alloys, does not contain lead or cadmium. It is a relatively hard and extremely tough alloy that has a wide variety of scientific and manufacturing applications. It is used for example to fill small tubes for bending without crushing, casting for models and jewellery, and for making precision moulds. Although relatively expensive because it contains the rare element indium, Field's metal makes a fantastic demonstration of how several constituents, each with much higher melting point, can be combined to produce fusible alloy. Note: indium has risen in price recently because of its use in LCD TV screens. It 'wets' and adheres to many surfaces hence the propensity of Field's metal to adhere to plastics. Approx. 10 g.