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New York Times: A Shape-Shifting Plastic With a Flexible Future

PME researchers develop new material called a “pluripotent plastic”

Graduate student Nicholas Boynton
Graduate student Nicholas Boynton demonstrates how the new pluripotent plastic can take on different characteristics. (Photo by John Zich)

With restrictions on space and weight, what would you bring if you were going to Mars? An ideal option might be a single material that can shift shapes into any object you imagine.

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