Wrinkled
surfaces could have widespread applications
MIT team
discovers way of making perfectly ordered and repeatable surfaces with patterns
of microscale wrinkles.
The
wrinkles on a raisin result from a simple effect: As the pulp inside dries, the
skin grows stiff and buckles to accommodate its shrinking size. Now, a team of
researchers at MIT has discovered a way to harness that same principle in a
controlled and orderly way, creating wrinkled surfaces with precise sizes and
patterns.
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