Scientists design adaptive material with tunable transparency and wettability; applications in pipelines, textiles, optical systems
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APRIL 8, 2013
As shown in the diagram, when stretched, the material confers the ability to reversibly “pin” droplets of water. A whole range of surface properties can now be tuned, or switched on and off on demand, through stimulus-induced deformation of the elastic material ,” Aizenberg said. Source: Wyss. Click to enlarge. and Tak-Sing Wong, Ph.D.,
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