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Technology Chat => New Technology, Science etc ... => Topic started by: DataBot on April 18, 2012, 00:23:02 AM

Title: Programmable 'smart sand' can assume any shape
Post by: DataBot on April 18, 2012, 00:23:02 AM
Programmable 'smart sand' can assume any shape

MIT researchers are developing small magnetic cubes that can communicate with each other to auto-duplicate objects in a “sand box” using a subtractive production algorithm.

Source: Programmable 'smart sand' can assume any shape (http://www.zdnet.com/blog/emergingtech/programmable-smart-sand-can-assume-any-shape/3222)
Title: Re: Programmable 'smart sand' can assume any shape
Post by: sybershot on April 18, 2012, 13:13:11 PM
  :o they will be able to create a sand man, lol
Title: Re: Programmable 'smart sand' can assume any shape
Post by: DD1975 on April 18, 2012, 19:44:14 PM
That looks pretty cool!
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