All of this research is about taking simple materials, activating them with forces in their environment -- gravity, wind, waves, temperature, sunlight -- and getting them to perform, getting them to transform, assemble, etc.
Toda esta investigación consiste en tomar materiales simples, activarlos con las fuerzas de su entorno -- gravedad, viento, olas, temperatura, luz solar -- y hacer que actúen, haciendo que se transformen,  se ensamblen, etc.