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Smart Sutures Tie Themselves

Posted by michael on from the rabbit-goes-around-the-tree-and-down-the-hole dept.

edwilli writes "Scientific American has an interesting article on "smart" thermoplastic materal that can tie itself into a knot. Finally you can throw away those velcro shoes."

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  1. A real challenge by Darth_brooks · · Score: 3, Funny

    And thus an old and outdated practical joke gains new life: Shoes that tie themselves together

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  2. Re:awesome by carlos_benj · · Score: 2, Funny

    This is going to be just like in Back to the Future...

    So they could combine that movie with "Doc Hollywood" where he wants to be a plastic surgeon in Hollywood and he can still drive a cool car, be a country doc and travel ahead in time to learn new surgical techniques and bring back new gadgets and they could call it "Back to the Suture: A Stitch in Time"

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