HOLM 2012 Morton Antler Lecture

Materials are designed from the bottom up by using a close coupling of experiment and powerful computations to generate a new class of materials, atom by atom. Imagine the ability to integrate powerful concepts of living organisms - self-organization, ability to selfheal, and flexibility to create astounding properties from inexpensive and abundant materials. The use of the world's fastest supercomputers allows us to predict properties of complex materials from first principles, realized in a multiscale modeling approach that spans massive ranges in scale. A comprehensive review of design applications is presented for: 1. structural materials, bone and light weight composites, 2. electronic applications as thin metal films, and 3. multifunctional sensors for temperature and stress measurement.