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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. At Last! by infonography · · Score: 0, Troll

    Now Mommy can retire. I don't need her to tie my shoes. I am wondering if they will make them in Plaid....

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    Sorry about the writing. Robot fingers, you know? Cliff Steele in DOOM PATROL #23
  2. Where was this when I needed it? by gradbert · · Score: 0, Troll

    I sure could have used this stuff when I was taking sailing, we had to learn how to tie all sorts of knots. Here i was using my brains like an idiot, doing all of that hard memorization, when all i needed was a smarter rope