A team of researchers at the universities of Linköping in Sweden and Okayama in Japan have developed a combination of materials that can morph into shapes and harden. The team was inspired by the growth of bones in the skeleton. The unique material starts out soft before hardening through a bone
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During birth, humans have gaps in the skulls that are enclosed by pieces of soft connective tissue known as fontanelles. Because of the fontanelles, the human skull is able to deform at the time of birth and pass successfully via the birth canal. Following the birth, the fontanelle tissue slowly turns to hard bone.
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Inspired by the growth of bones in the skeleton, researchers at the universities of Linkoping in Sweden and Okayama in Japan have developed a combination of materials that can morph into various shapes before hardening.