Aalto University: The Butterfly Effect - Bending and Turning Artificial Muscles With Light
September 20, 2024
September 20, 2024
AALTO, Finland, Sept. 20 (TNSres) -- Aalto University issued the following news release:
In the future, the innovation could be used in for example the development of smart textiles, soft robotics and medicine.
Researchers at Aalto University have succeeded in using light to move artificial muscles integrated into the wings of a lace butterfly. In the groundbreaking study, light - or more precisely, infrared laser - was used to control polymer actuators. By modifying th . . .
In the future, the innovation could be used in for example the development of smart textiles, soft robotics and medicine.
Researchers at Aalto University have succeeded in using light to move artificial muscles integrated into the wings of a lace butterfly. In the groundbreaking study, light - or more precisely, infrared laser - was used to control polymer actuators. By modifying th . . .