New Shape-Shifting Polymer Holds 1,000 Times Its Own Mass - Watch Out Plastic Man!

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By BeauHDFeb 14, 2016, 2:18 pm212 pts
University of Rochester researchers have announced the development of a new polymer, capable of supporting 1,000 times its own mass. Polymers that can change shape when heated have been developed in the past, yet this new polymer exhibits the rare quality of becoming flexible when exposed to body heat. This…

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