Solid to Liquid to Solid Transforming Robots Are Now Real
by Brian Wang from NextBigFuture.com on (#68ZM8)
Solid robots can now move, melt and reform like the T-1000 in the movie Terminator 2. Magnetoactive liquid-solid phase transitional matter. Highlights Magnetoactive phase transitional matter (MPTM) is made of NdFeB embedded liquid metal MPTMs can reversibly switch between solid and liquid phase MPTMs can solder electronic components and assemble parts in ...