In this video (3X playback speed), a cone is slowly squashed, then unsquashed. Buckling of cones can produce intricate spiral ridges, as observed in this simulation.
New #research, led by @cambridgeuniversity, has calculated, for the first time, the strength of conical liquid crystal #elastomer (LCE) shells. LCE is a lightweight shape-morphing material suitable for use in soft robotics: [ Ссылка ]
Cambridge engineers investigating the load-bearing capacity of these conical shells have discovered performance-limiting weaknesses, that could have implications for #SoftRobotics – affecting the ability of morphing cones to perform fundamental mechanical tasks.
Credit: Daniel Duffy.
