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...
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.