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Smart material
A smart material, also called an intelligent material, changes its properties, such as shape or color, in response to a stimulus like heat, pressure, or an electric field.
Smart meter
A smart meter, also called a smart energy meter, is an electronic utility meter that records electricity use in intervals and sends readings to the supplier automatically.
Smart New Economy Fund
The Smart New Economy Fund, also known as the CEL AI New Economy Fund, is a China-focused venture capital fund for AI and AIoT launched in 2020.
SMART Photonics
SMART Photonics is a Dutch pure-play foundry in Eindhoven, founded in 2012 as a TU Eindhoven spin-off, that manufactures indium phosphide photonic integrated circuits to customer designs.
Smart plug
A smart plug is a socket adapter placed between a wall outlet and an appliance that allows remote on/off control, scheduling, and often energy monitoring through a phone app.
Smart radio environment
A smart radio environment is a wireless communication environment made software-reconfigurable, with surfaces on walls and buildings that actively shape how radio waves reflect and travel.
Smart Roadster
The Smart Roadster is a two-seat, rear-mid-engine targa roadster built by Smart in Hambach, France, from 2003 to November 2005; 43,091 were sold before its cancellation.
Smart speaker
A smart speaker is a wireless speaker and voice command device that activates with a wake word, performs tasks over the internet, and controls other home devices.
SMART study
SMART study (SNP-based Microdeletion and Aneuploidy RegisTry, NCT02381457): Natera-funded, 21-center prospective registry of over 20,000 pregnancies evaluating SNP-based cfDNA screening; reported 83.3% sensitivity and 52.6% PPV for 22q11.2 deletion syndrome with genetic confirmation of all samples.
Smart switch
A smart switch is a wall-mounted electrical switch replacing a standard mechanical one, adding wireless lighting control by app, voice, timer, or automation over protocols such as Wi-Fi and Zigbee.
Smart Tissue Autonomous Robot
The Smart Tissue Autonomous Robot (STAR) is an experimental surgical robot developed at Johns Hopkins University that performs autonomous soft-tissue suturing; in 2022 it performed the first autonomous laparoscopic surgery in a live animal.
SMART Tunnel
The SMART Tunnel (Stormwater Management and Road Tunnel) is a 9.7 km tunnel beneath Kuala Lumpur whose central 3 km section doubles as a double-deck motorway, the first tunnel to combine the two functions.
Smart TV
A smart TV, or connected TV, is a television with a built-in operating system and internet connection that runs streaming apps without a separate device.
SMART-1
SMART-1 was a European Space Agency lunar orbiter launched in 2003, Europe's first Moon mission, which flight-tested solar-electric ion propulsion before being deliberately crashed onto the Moon in 2006.
Smart-3SEQ
Smart-3SEQ is a low-input RNA sequencing method that counts gene expression by sequencing only the 3' end of each transcript, including from single cells and degraded samples.
SMART-RESCUE study
SMART-RESCUE (NCT02985008) is a Korean multicenter retrospective and prospective registry of 1,247 cardiogenic shock patients from 12 centers (2014-2018), reporting 33.6% in-hospital mortality and spawning risk scores and substudies.
SMART-seq
SMART-seq is a plate-based single-cell RNA sequencing method that uses template-switching reverse transcription to build full-length cDNA libraries from individual cells, first reported in 2012 and refined as Smart-seq2 in 2013.
SMART-seq2
SMART-seq2 is a plate-based single-cell RNA sequencing method that converts one cell's RNA into a full-length cDNA library, reported by Simone Picelli and colleagues in 2013.
SmartBall
SmartBall is a free-swimming pipeline inspection tool developed by Pure Technologies, now Xylem, that records acoustic data to detect leaks in pressurized water mains while they remain in service.
SmartBank, Inc.
SmartBank, Inc. (株式会社スマートバンク) is a Tokyo fintech company founded in April 2019 by Shota Horii, operating OneBank, formerly B/43, a prepaid-card and household-accounting app with 2 million downloads by July 2025.
Smartdust
Smartdust is a concept for networks of millimeter-scale wireless sensor motes that measure conditions like temperature and motion, coined by Kris Pister in a DARPA-funded Berkeley project.
Smartee Denti-Technology (正雅齿科)
Smartee Denti-Technology (正雅齿科) is a Chinese maker of customized clear dental aligners, founded by Yao Junfeng in 2004, which by 2025 ranked second in China behind Angelalign.
Smartfin
Smartfin, also known as SmartFin Capital, is a Brussels-based venture and growth capital investor founded in Belgium in 2014, investing in growth-stage European B2B technology companies.
Smartglasses
Smartglasses are ultra-portable, hands-free devices worn like eyeglasses, some with a built-in display, camera, and voice input, from Google Glass in 2013 to Ray-Ban Meta.
SmartHR
SmartHR is a Japanese cloud human-resources and labor-management software company headquartered in Tokyo. Founded in 2013, it serves over 80,000 companies and became a unicorn in 2021.
Smarties
Smarties: Nestlé's candy-coated milk chocolate, created by Rowntree's in 1882 as Chocolate Beans, renamed Smarties 1937; distinct from the American dextrose wafer candy sold as Rockets in Canada.
Smarties (tablet candy)
Smarties (tablet candy), US pressed-dextrose tablets by Smarties Candy Company (founded 1949 as Ce De Candy), six flavors, 25 calories per roll, vegan and gluten-free; sold in Canada as Rockets, distinct from Nestlé's chocolate Smarties.
Smartisan Technology
Smartisan Technology (锤子科技) was a Beijing smartphone company founded by Luo Yonghao in 2012, known for design-led phones running its own Smartisan OS; ByteDance absorbed its team in 2019.
Smartly.io
Smartly.io, now operating as Smartly, is a Helsinki-based advertising-automation software company founded in 2013, which Providence Equity Partners took a majority stake in for €200 million in 2019.
Smartmatic
Smartmatic: London-headquartered election technology company founded 2000 in Boca Raton, Florida, by Antonio Mugica and Roger Piñate; automated Venezuela's 2004 election, served Los Angeles County in 2020, and litigated 2020 election defamation claims.