Folding Objects With Light
MAR 07, 2013
Chemical engineers transform two-dimensional patterns into three-dimensional objects using light.
Folding Objects With Light
Get Inside the Science:
Using Light, Researchers Convert 2-D Patterns Into 3-D Objects
Michael Dickey, North Carolina State University
Inside Science Buzzwords:
- Origami - The art of Japanese paper folding.
- Infrared light - An invisible form of electromagnetic radiation just beyond the visible light spectrum that can be felt as heat.
- Polymer - A chemical compound, tending to be flexible and lightweight, that is formed by smaller identical molecules that link together.
