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Monday, January 01, 2007

From the Labs: Nanotechnology

New publications, experiments, and breakthroughs in nanotechnology--and what they mean.

By Kevin Bullis

A new polymer morphs from one pre-programmed shape to two others: as the flattened tube (top) is heated, it opens up (middle); heating it further makes it shrink.
Credit: GKSS Research Center

Morphing Materials
New shape-memory polymers can take on three successive shapes

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