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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. Re:awesome by masterkool · · Score: -1, Redundant

    I think that they did not "tie" themselves, rather just collapsed together, like an automated zip-tie

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