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MIT researchers figured out a way to make liquid metal in just seconds — Future Blink

Name: MIT researchers figured out a way to make liquid metal in just seconds — Future Blink
Uploaded: 2021-04-19T17:34:26.000000Z
Description: MIT's Self-Assembly Lab partnered with other organizations to create a liquid metal production method that the team hopes will change metal design.

Well, that speeds up the process.

By Jordan Aaron on April 19, 2021

MIT researchers figured out a way to make liquid metal in just seconds — Future Blink

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