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Photochemically responsive polymer films enable tunable gliding flights

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This research conducted by Jianfeng Yang, M. Ravi Shankar, and Hao Zeng reveals a groundbreaking advancement in optical control of gliding performance using azobenzene-crosslinked liquid crystal networks. The revolutionary study demonstrates how these materials can mimic natural gliders, offering new frontiers in contactless flight dynamics control and light-tunable miniature gliders.... show more

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