Transport of a Glass Sphere (IMAGE)

Kiel University

Transport of a Glass Sphere

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When illuminated with UV light, the intelligent material with the adhesive surface bends. This way it can lift, transport and put down flat and three-dimensional objects (here, a 1 millimetre diameter glass sphere).

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Photo/Copyright: Emre Kizilkan

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