Flying Robots Made From Cellophane? 148
Roland Piquepaille writes "Researchers have discovered that ordinary cellulose is a piezoelectric and smart material that can flap when exposed to an electric field. ScienceNOW reports that electricity can give life to cellophane. When you put a very thin layer of gold on each side of cellophane, and that you apply electric current to the gold layers, one positive, one negative, the cellophane curved toward the positive side. If you switch the voltage fast enough, the cellophane starts to act as a wing. So it should be possible to use it to build lightweight flying robots carrying cameras, microphones or sensors for surveillance missions. Read more for additional references and pictures about this electroactive paper (EAPap)."
Nothing for you to see here. Please move along. (Score:3, Funny)
I for one welcome... (Score:3, Funny)
Artifact Creature (Score:5, Funny)
Surveillance missions uh (Score:2, Funny)
Read: Porn
Need to get my eyes checked. (Score:5, Funny)
Cool! (Score:4, Funny)
I am going to wait for the one that can carry the HD camera though, is it worth investing in SD parts at this point in time?
-Charlie
SWAT... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Wonderful (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Cool! (Score:3, Funny)
Supposing two of them carry it together?
Re:I for one welcome... (Score:4, Funny)
When I first read the title, I thought it said "Flying Robots Made From Cellphone".
At least they would still be paper-thin...
Re:Need to get my eyes checked. (Score:4, Funny)
Especially if they were all ringing with incoming calls from telemarketers.
Re:I for one welcome... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Not Piezoelectric (Score:2, Funny)
Gold? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Cool! (Score:3, Funny)
What, held under the dorsal guiding feathers?
This will no-doubt... (Score:4, Funny)
Mr. Wizard of the 21st Century (Score:3, Funny)
Hey, kids, let's do a little experiment together, shall we? Don't forget your shop glasses. Let's get started.
You're going to need a few household items.
Have your mom or dad, or favorite grad student uncle, to assist you in using the equipment to achieve an even mono-molecular deposition of gold onto your cellophane tape...
Laden flight velocity? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Actually... (Score:1, Funny)
So I guess you think that makes you some kind of authority on the subject?