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Does that mean the transformation is permanent? Because if they created a dress that could be shaped, unshaped, and reshaped in different ways using, say, a hai
by smeej 3y ago
Does that mean the transformation is permanent? Because if they created a dress that could be shaped, unshaped, and reshaped in different ways using, say, a hair dryer, they'd really be on to something!
- icegreentea2 3y agoI think it means that it's basically permanent - it cannot be unshaped. You can of course keep "tucking it in".
- tbrownaw 3y agoNeed to include a few strands of something like https://www.asme.org/topics-resources/content/metal-that-remembers-its-shape https://www.asme.org/topics-resources/content/metal-that-rem... .
- jijijijij 3y agoThere are also memory alloys which can remember two states. A similar concept is supertwisted nylon fishing line "muscles" which contract upon heating. I think starfish muscles are contracted in the default/energy-off mode, so maybe we could make smart fibers which are actively elastic/"plastic".
- hammock 3y agoNylon is thermoplastic so in theory it could be reshaped but the filament would lose a lot of strength and durability in the process
- mcv 3y agoIt's a very cool idea at first, but how would it work in practice? Would your dress lose its shape if you wore it for a long time? Or in cold weather?