Morphing polymer voxels for dynamic information switching

Lijun Cai; Zhangming Shen; Wang Zhang; Hongtao Wang; Joel K. W. Yang; Hong li Liu; Mingchao Zhang

doi:10.1126/sciadv.aeg9993

Chemistry & materialsPolymers & soft materials

Morphing polymer voxels for dynamic information switching

Lijun Cai, Zhangming Shen, Wang Zhang, Hongtao Wang, Joel K. W. Yang, Hong li Liu, Mingchao Zhang

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Here, we report morphing polymeric voxels based on liquid crystal that enable seamless and reversible information display without onboard electrical power or integrated circuitry.

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Appeared: Sunday, September 27. Science Advances. Peer-reviewed journal.

DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aeg9993

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