A team of scientists has created a new shape-changing polymer that could transform how future soft materials are constructed. Made using a material called a liquid crystalline elastomer (LCE), a soft rubber-like material that can be stimulated by external forces like light or heat, the polymer is so versatile that it can move in several directio...
  • Pulptastic@midwest.socialEnglish
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    18 days ago

    This is an interesting extension of known polymer physics. If they can make it work with a control other than heat (such as voltage) it would be super useful.