New polymer can shape-shift into multiple forms (w/ video)
Monday, January 11, 2016 - 10:10
in Physics & Chemistry
(Phys.org)—A team of researchers with Zhejiang University in China has developed a new type of polymer that can be caused to revert to multiple different forms on demand. In their paper published in the journal Science Advances, the team describes how they came up with the new polymer, how it works and the uses to which it might be put.