Tiny Magnetic Particles Enable New Material to Bend, Twist, and Grab
Tuesday, December 10, 2019 - 11:40
in Physics & Chemistry
A team of researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology and The Ohio State University has developed a soft polymer material, called magnetic shape memory polymer, that uses magnetic fields to transform into a variety of shapes. The material could enable a range of new applications from antennas that change frequencies on the fly to gripper arms for delicate or heavy objects.