One day, that could lead to "morphing aircraft and ground vehicles, uniforms that can alter themselves to be comfortable in any climate, and 'soft' robots that flow like mercury through small openings to enter caves and bunker complexes." A soldier could even reach into a can of unformed goop, and order up a custom-made tool or a "universal spare part."
If this puts you in mind of a certain ongoing ufological controversy, you're forgiven.
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2 comments:
Puts me more in mind of Robert Patrick in Terminator II.
Really useful piece of writing, lots of thanks for your article.
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