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Changing the Texture of Plastic Instantly

Changing the Texture of Plastic Instantly

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  •  March 16, 2012
  •  Changing the Texture of Plastic Instantly
  •  Posted by innovation at 12:00 pm
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  •  Cool Stuff, Cutting-edge, FYI, Innovation, pratt.duke.edu, Promising, Shape of Things to Come?
  •  Tagged with: advanced materials, changeable patterns, changing plastic, changing texture, changing the texture of plastic instantly, curved surface areas, duke university engineers, electrostatic lithography, journal advanced materials, morphing plastic, new lithography strategy, Plastic, polymer, polymer surfaces, school of engineering, self cleaning, shapes and sizes, soft plastics, voltage increases, water-repellant
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Creating surfaces that are self-cleaning and water-repellant Just as a chameleon changes its color to blend in with its environment, Duke University engineers have demonstrated for the first time that they can alter the texture [...]

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