Smart paper may put lightweight spies in the skies
Paper aeroplanes could fly by flapping their wings thanks to smart paper that bends when bathed in an electric field. The material raises the prospect of swarms of tiny lightweight aircraft carrying sensors that act as the eyes and ears of a surveillance network.
Electroactive paper (EAPap) is ordinary cotton-based paper, similar to the material used to make US bank notes, coated on each side with a thin layer of gold. The smart paper has been made by researchers from Inha University, South Korea, and Texas A & M University, US
Smart paper may put lightweight spies in the skies - tech - 12 June 2006 - New Scientist Tech
Did we come across this in our Ariadna study on artificial muscles?
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