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Shape-shifting metal has a long memory

07 Oct 2013
Micrograph of the new material
Meandering domain boundaries in riverine. (Courtesy: Yintao Song, Xian Chen and Richard James)
A new material that once deformed will automatically return to its original shape when heated has be

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Tim Wogan is a science writer based in the UK
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