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This supermaterial [Graphene]can fold itself into different shapes and walk around on its own
MSN NEWS
November 6, 2015
(citing Julia Calderone, techinsider.io, Aug. 13, 2015)
Excerpt:
Now, new research suggests an even more pliable potential: It can fold itself up into different shapes like origami and walk around on its own, researchers report in the journal Science Advances.
Self-folding structures are quickly becoming a biomedical scientists' dream. They're easily programmed to remotely fold and unfold by themselves; and are being touted for their potential in modern applications such as remotely controlled robotics, tissue engineering, and artificial muscles.
Researchers from Donghua University in Shanghai reported Nov. 6 that they have developed an "instant self-folding graphene paper" that can be remotely manipulated to bend, move, and even walk around a corner by zapping it with light or heat.
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Flexible computer screens, long-living batteries, and lightning fast microcomputers are just a few examples of the countless potential applications of graphene. But scientists are still unsure how or when graphene can be successfully used in practical applications.
Still, graphene origami can be added to the list as an exciting new exercise in creatively manipulating material structures to advance medicine and science in the future.
Read more at:
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/techno...sVz?srcref=rss
MSN NEWS
November 6, 2015
(citing Julia Calderone, techinsider.io, Aug. 13, 2015)
Excerpt:
Now, new research suggests an even more pliable potential: It can fold itself up into different shapes like origami and walk around on its own, researchers report in the journal Science Advances.
Self-folding structures are quickly becoming a biomedical scientists' dream. They're easily programmed to remotely fold and unfold by themselves; and are being touted for their potential in modern applications such as remotely controlled robotics, tissue engineering, and artificial muscles.
Researchers from Donghua University in Shanghai reported Nov. 6 that they have developed an "instant self-folding graphene paper" that can be remotely manipulated to bend, move, and even walk around a corner by zapping it with light or heat.
...
Flexible computer screens, long-living batteries, and lightning fast microcomputers are just a few examples of the countless potential applications of graphene. But scientists are still unsure how or when graphene can be successfully used in practical applications.
Still, graphene origami can be added to the list as an exciting new exercise in creatively manipulating material structures to advance medicine and science in the future.
Read more at:
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/techno...sVz?srcref=rss