A new ferroelectric polymer that efficiently converts electrical energy into mechanical strain has been developed by Penn State researchers. This material, showing potential for use in medical devices and robotics, overcomes traditional piezoelectric limitations.
Mwwaah! NOW we can make battlemechs. While I fear a future of robotic warfare where human losses have disappeared, and thus the incentive to end the war has too, leading to permanent opportunities for military-industrial powers to rake in money forever…
This is too cool not to appreciate at least briefly.