Self-sculpting sand: Heaps of 'smart sand’ could assume any shape, form new tools or duplicatie broken parts

Monday, April 2, 2012 - 11:31 in Physics & Chemistry

New algorithms could enable heaps of "smart sand" that can assume any shape, allowing spontaneous formation of new tools or duplication of broken mechanical parts.

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