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Plastic That Changes Shape In Light

Posted by Zonk on from the i'm-liquid-metal dept.

JLavezzo writes "Picture a flower that opens when facing the sunlight. In work that mimics that sensitivity to light, MIT Engineer Robert Langer and his German colleagues have created the first plastics that can be deformed and temporarily fixed into shape by light. This material could one day lead to medical devices that build themselves inside a patient's body, or door latches that can be opened with a flashlight. Additional commentary available at The Science Blog"

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  2. Uh-Oh... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Read the article carefully.
    They're German scientists [sic]...
    Probably use it to construct some Nazi anti-Jew plastic-bomb or something.

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  5. Re:Heat and Artificial Muscles? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    So this "heat" that you speak of, it actually melts plastic you say?

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