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Advanced Materials, Vol.23, No.16, 1909-1909, 2011
Superheated Rubber for Cold Storage
Highly stretched rubber cools down upon relaxation. A natural rubber material that stores high elongations up to 1000% strain upon strain-induced crystallization at room temperature is reported. The strain recovered and, with this, the stored "cold" is released only by a thermal or athermal trigger.