Nature Communications (May 2017)

A light-driven artificial flytrap

  • Owies M. Wani,
  • Hao Zeng,
  • Arri Priimagi

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15546
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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Stimuli-responsive materials are commonly used in autonomous systems, whilst it is challenging to power them in a programmable manner. Here, Waniet al. use an optical fibre to control the shape of light-responsive liquid-crystal elastomers, which allow the device to detect and trap targeted objects.