Uploaded November 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
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: eng.cam.ac.uk/news/morphing-cones-under-compression-new-research-uncovers-surprises-soft-robotic-actuator
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.
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: eng.cam.ac.uk/news/morphing-cones-under-compression-new-research-uncovers-surprises-soft-robotic-actuator
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.
