A light-driven artificial flytrap

Stimuli-responsive materials are commonly used in autonomous systems, whilst it is challenging to power them in a programmable manner. Here, Waniet al. use an optical fibre to control the shape of light-responsive liquid-crystal elastomers, which allow the device to detect and trap targeted objects.

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Main Authors: Owies M. Wani, Hao Zeng, Arri Priimagi
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/7ae7a42f9dc54b5fab29791de705dcf8
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