Light or Thermally Powered Autonomous Rolling of an Elastomer Rod.
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Summary
This letter reports an autonomous motion of a surprisingly simple setup: a cylindrical elastomer rod on a flat hot surface or under homogeneous illumination of visible light, and shows that the rod can roll continuously without any sign of a pause after 6 h, if an obstacle is put in front of it.
- Type
- article
- Published
- 2018-07-10
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- 167
- References
- 40
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Keywords
Elastomer, Rod, Materials science, Thermal, Obstacle
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