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June 21st, 2006
Molecular switch promises to solve sticky situations
Abstract:
Researchers at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI, Troy, N.Y.) think they have found a remedy: a material that optically switches from slippery to sticky.
(Full RPI release: Sticky Surfaces Turn Slippery With the Flip of a Molecular Light Switch)
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EETimes
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