Wow, this is just too cool. A material, made from artificial DNA, that “remembers” its shape after being dehydrated? Sounds like the beginnings of some kind of awesome shape-shifting, amorphous robot to me! Sorta: Mysterious Material Remembers Its Shape: “The new stuff is a metamaterial, scientists’ word for a lab-made material that has properties uncommon in nature. Even among metamaterials, however, this material is unusual — it’s composed of artificial DNA, while most metamaterials are composed of nonbiological chemicals such as silicon or copper. Its creators are calling it a “meta-hydrogel.”

Wow, this is just too cool. A material, made from artificial DNA, that “remembers” its shape after being dehydrated? Sounds like the beginnings of some kind of awesome shape-shifting, amorphous robot to me! Sorta:

Mysterious Material Remembers Its Shape: “The new stuff is a metamaterial, scientists’ word for a lab-made material that has properties uncommon in nature. Even among metamaterials, however, this material is unusual — it’s composed of artificial DNA, while most metamaterials are composed of nonbiological chemicals such as silicon or copper. Its creators are calling it a “meta-hydrogel.”

Source: news.discovery.com

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