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Photomotility of Polymers Could Enable Soft Robots to “Travel Light”

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Novel materials that convert UV light into energy without the need for electronics could provide the basis for a lightweight internal power source that would mobilize miniaturized robots efficiently, without adding bulk. An international research team from Inha University, University of Pittsburgh and the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) demonstrated photoinduced motion in monolithic polymer films prepared from azobenzense-functionalized liquid crystalline polymer networks (azo-LCNs). The material was irradiated with a broad spectrum UV-visible light (320 to 500 nm), which...Read full article

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    Published: November 2016
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