EINDHOVEN, Netherlands (Reuters) — Researchers say they have developed a new polymer material which can ‘walk’ when a single fixed light source shines upon it. Co-lead author Dirk Jan Mulder, of Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) told Reuters: “The special type of plastic is made of a liquid crystalline polymer, which means they are built out of compounds like liquid crystals that we see in (LCD) displays. They have a certain order in them which […]