Complex mechanical motion guided without external control

Larry L. Howell ()

Nature, 2018, vol. 561, issue 7724, 470-471

Abstract: Mechanical structures have been made that exhibit self-guided, multi-step sequences of shape changes in response to an applied force. Such structures could have applications in flexible electronics and soft robotics.

Keywords: Engineering; Materials science; Applied physics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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