Scientists make a self-folding straw

Thursday, June 30, 2016 - 19:01 in Physics & Chemistry

Scientists at The Australian National University (ANU) have made a new material which folds itself into a straw-like tube when it comes into contact with water, and then propels the liquid through the tube. The new material can be used to easily create cheap fluid distribution systems that could be used for medical sample analysis, […]

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