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Morphing Metals
aarondubrow writes "Imagine a metal that 'remembers' its original, cold-forged shape, and can return to that shape when exposed to heat or a magnetic pulse. Like magic out of a Harry Potter novel, such a metal could contract on command, or swing back and forth like a pendulum. Believe it or not, such metals already exist. First discovered in 1931, they belong to a class of materials called 'shape memory alloys (SMA),' whose unique atomic make-up allows them to return to their initial form, or alternate between forms through a phase change."
Imagine a carriage that propels itself without the need for horses, fuelled by otherwise useless petroleum spirits. Like magic from some Jules Verne novel, such a carriage could carry a family for hundreds of miles at high speed without tiring, and could revolutionise transportation. Belive it or not, such carriages already exist....
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Where are those mod-points when i need 'm. Its a plot!
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Amazing stuff! A couple more decades and we'll have finally moved away from valve-based electronics, too! This truly is an era of change.
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I didn't know that the Terminator movies were written by this Harry Potter person.
The terminator movies weren't written. They just put the robots on a stage and let them improvise.
What! It works with Keanu Reeves.
Look at the bright side: none of the articles will be dupes!
Like magic out of a Harry Potter novel? Come on, It's clearly like T1000 technology out of Terminator 2!
Wasn't that the kind of material witnesses reported finding at the Roswell crash site?
The point of this article is to hype Apple's investment in LiquidMetal.
Are they planning on releasing an iTerminator?
Imagine a car made out of this kind of metal. Someone ploughs into you, tow the car home, apply a flame and presto! off you go again.
A memory-metal Pinto would be self repairing...
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I dunno, but there's this device called a "L.A.S.E.R." that sounds promising. Slashdot submission coming soon.
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It works with Keanu Reeves.
Having seen several Keanu films... no it doesn't
Were you Igor, your response to poor Dr.Frankenstein's "It lives! It liiiiiives!!" would probably be "Well yeah but the seams are kind of obvious. And what's with the bolts in the neck?"
He was fine in a little movie called "The Matrix". Shame they never made a sequel.
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