Ivan Seeking
Apr18-05, 04:47 PM
...Since the late 1990s, Robert Langer of MIT and Andreas Lendlein, of the University of Technology in Aachen, Germany, have been working to create plastics that can change shape when exposed to different wavelengths of light.
Originally, the professors' material shifted shape with the introduction of heat; now it warps with certain wavelengths of light. Though it's uncertain when the process and its resulting products would be available, applications could range from improving minimally invasive surgical procedures to creating funky toys for kids. [continued]
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,67228,00.html
Originally, the professors' material shifted shape with the introduction of heat; now it warps with certain wavelengths of light. Though it's uncertain when the process and its resulting products would be available, applications could range from improving minimally invasive surgical procedures to creating funky toys for kids. [continued]
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,67228,00.html