Injecting liquid metal into polymer molds produces efficient antennas that can twist and stretch Source: “Reversibly Deformable and Mechanically Tunable Fluidic Antennas” Michael D. Dickey et al.

Using molds to shape things is as old as humanity. In the Bronze Age, the copper-tin alloy was melted and cast into weapons in ceramic molds. Today, injection and extrusion molding shape hot liquids ...

MANHATTAN, KANSAS -- Ceramic textiles, improved jet engine blades, 3-D printed ceramics and better batteries may soon become a reality, thanks to a recently patented polymer from a Kansas State ...