Tag: Heat Sensitive

Last year we looked at Harvard University’s prototype for a robot that folds itself up from a flat shape into a spider-like form when exposed to heat. This small…device invented by MIT and TU Munich researchers has a similar feature, but I don’t know if I should call it a robot. This “miniature origami robot” is nothing but a neodymium magnet and thin layers of PVC encased in paper or polystyrene body.

I know a bunch of people who can’t function in the morning without a few cups of coffee in their system. If you are one of these folks that needs your hot caffeine, and you happen to love Star Trek, I found your coffee cup.

Remember those mood rings and love compatibility cards that s0ld like hotcakes because of their cool color-changing properties? You know, where the ring or strip on the card changes color from blue to red or green, depending on your mood or how compatible two people are with each other… not.