See the Force in Action (VIDEO)

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau

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This video shows the force-induced color change in a mechanophore cross-linked polymer bead under compressive loading (left) and corresponding force-displacment curve (right).

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Jinglei Yang, Beckman Institute

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