New plastic material begins to oscillate spontaneously in sunlight

New plastic material begins to oscillate spontaneously in sunlight Eindhoven, Netherlands (SPX) Jul 08, 2016 - Materials that move all by themselves under the influence of light - this phenomenon has been known for a number of years. However, since the source tends to be ultraviolet light, the required intensity can damage the material. The challenge was to find a material that behaves in this way in visible light, preferably unprocessed sunlight. The researchers from Eindhoven and Berlin hav ... more

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