Finnish scientists have trained plastic to move in a forward motion

Finnish scientists have trained plastic to move in a forward motion/technologies/industrial-automation-space/b/blog/posts/finnish-scientists-have-trained-plastic-to-move-in-a-forward-motionScientists at Tampere University in Finland have trained a strip of plastic to move on its own by responding to light. This is the first time that thermoplastic, a synthetic actuator, has learned how to walk without computer programming. The team puben-USTelligent Community 12RE: Finnish scientists have trained plastic to move in a forward motionhttps://community.element14.com/technologies/industrial-automation-space/b/blog/posts/finnish-scientists-have-trained-plastic-to-move-in-a-forward-motionTue, 31 Dec 2019 12:06:33 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:da4646ac-6f7c-43c7-a3d5-5ad36f2a6848dubbie0<p>If this is real it is pretty amazing - if plastic can be 'trained'. However, it does look a bit like an April Fool's item. The light could just as easily be warming the plastic, just like one of those fish in crackers that when put on your hand curl up.<br /><br /></p><p> </p><p>Dubbie</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=8508&AppID=141&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">