Materials--Shape-memory conductors (VIDEO)

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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An Oak Ridge National Laboratory team developed a novel approach that creates a renewable, leathery material--programmed to remember its shape--which may offer a low-cost alternative to conventional conductors for applications in sensors and robotics.

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Jenny Woodbery/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US Dept. of Energy

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