Using a dual-material fiber that consists of a stiff Kevlar core and a surrounding shell of liquid crystal elastomer (LCE), ...
However, if the elasticity and material are carefully selected, the knot itself becomes an active system, explains Shu Ya ...
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US’ heat-activated knot robots leap hundreds of times their height without electronics
Researchers at Penn Engineering have turned a common nuisance—a knotted string—into a high-performance, heat-activated ...
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