Elastic foam uses machine learning to detect how its shape changes
29 Nov 2018
Self-aware: this white piece of foam is being bent as part of its training regimen. (Courtesy: Cornell University)
Elastic foams that can detect deformities in their shape have been created by scientists in the US.
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Michael Allen is a science writer based in Bristol, UK