The world was introduced to the concept of shape-changing robots in 1991, with the T-1000 featured in the cult movie Terminator 2: Judgment Day.Since then (if not before), many a scientist has ...

This tiny robot can melt, escape from a prison by sliding through secure bars, and then reform into a solid and complete tasks. The metal microbot, made out of liquid metal microparticles that can ...

A miniature, shape-shifting robot can liquefy itself and reform, allowing it to complete tasks in hard-to-access places and even escape cages. It could eventually be used as a hands-free soldering ...

Shape-changing machines have long been a staple of science fiction—for good reason. Consider the power of the villainous killing machine in the 1991 film Terminator 2: Judgment Day.When the ...

The shape of Earth's core is changing. ... made of liquid metal, and the inner core, a solid ball of metal. At least, ... A 2024 study, for example, ...

The shape of an antenna’s front end dictates many of its operating parameters. Once it’s manufactured, those characteristics are locked in. A shape-changing antenna would enable communications ...

Researchers studying decades of earthquake data say they have found the first evidence that, in addition to spinning backward, Earth’s inner core in changing shape.

Learn how to change the shape of materials with these interactive learning resources for KS1 Science students aged 5-7 from BBC Bitesize.