This document discusses smart materials, which are materials that can significantly change one or more properties in response to external stimuli like stress, temperature, electric or magnetic fields in a controlled way. It classifies different types of smart materials like piezoelectric, shape memory alloys, thermochromic and discusses their input-output behavior and applications. Some key smart materials discussed are piezoelectric quartz, shape memory alloys used in aircraft and orthopedics, thermochromic inks and papers, photochromic lenses and electrochromic smart glass. The document concludes that smart materials react to their environment and can reversibly change properties, offering properties tunable at different scales with wide applications.