Inspired by the making of chocolate confections like hollow chocolate eggs and bonbons, a group of researchers at MIT in collaboration with a team from EPFL in Switzerland, have developed a rapid fabrication technique and a theory that accurately predicts the final thickness of a shell of a known material given the original rheological properties of the material and the geometry of the mold used for the coating.
How Chocolate Inspired a Theory About Polymer Coatings
Inspired by the making of chocolate confections, a group of researchers at MIT have developed a rapid fabrication technique that could change how we develop polymer coatings such as smart skins and packaging films.
Apr 6, 2016