Smartwrap is an ultra-thin polymer

Polymer

A polymer is a large molecule composed of repeating structural units. These subunits are typically connected by covalent chemical bonds...

-based material made by James Timberlake and Stephen Kieran of Philadelphia architecture firm KieranTimberlake.

The compound consists of substrate

Substrate (printing)

Substrate is a term used in converting process such as printing and Lamination or coating as a more general term to describe the base material onto which e.g. images will be printed and to be laminated as per the packing specification required for the product...

 and printed and laminate

Laminate

A laminate is a material that can be constructed by uniting two or more layers of material together. The process of creating a laminate is lamination, which in common parlance refers to the placing of something between layers of plastic and gluing them with heat and/or pressure, usually with an...

d layers that have been roll-coated into a single film. The resulting film has the capacity to change color and appearance, as well as to provide shelter, control interior climates, and offer light and electricity.