In the quest to reimagine medicine, sometimes the biggest breakthroughs don’t come from new drugs or surgical techniques, but from the materials that surround them. At Rice University, researchers have created a soft metamaterial that bends, twists, and locks into shape on command—all controlled remotely by magnetic fields. It’s a material that remembers, adapts, and survives in conditions that would destroy conventional medical devices.
This may sound like science fiction, but it could soon be saving lives inside the human body.
Continue reading… “The Shape-Shifting Future of Medicine: How Magnet-Controlled Metamaterials Could Transform Healthcare”
