A new study reports that the shapes and surface patterns of thin films of a stretched material can be modified by shining ultraviolet light at it. The resulting topologies depend on the exposure pattern, the applied stress and the sample thickness.
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Huck, W. Polymer networks take a bow. Nature 472, 425–426 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/472425a
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