A light-fuelled wave machine

Yanlei Yu ()
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Yanlei Yu: Fudan University

Nature, 2017, vol. 546, issue 7660, 604-606

Abstract: A polymer that incorporates liquid-crystal components generates continuous mechanical waves when lit by ultraviolet light, with potential applications for energy harvesting and self-cleaning surfaces. See Letter p.632

Date: 2017
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