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Researchers design smart, shape shifting 'memory' foam
 
Researchers have figured out how to produce a low cost shape-shifting "memory" foam, which could lead to more widespread applications in surgical positioning tools and valve mechanisms.
David Dunand, materials science professor at Northwestern University, has been collaborating with Peter Müllner, his counterpart at Boise State University, on a project focused on a nickel-manganese-gallium alloy that changes shape when exposed to a magnetic field.
Friday 25 September, 2009 09:54 AM
 
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