Snowflakes at MIT have Magnetic Appeal

[FrgMstr]

While the brainiacs at MIT are talking about using these newly printed magnetic shape-shifters for medical applications, I already have all kinds of ideas in how we could use these at Halloween.

Check out the video.

“We think in biomedicine this technique will find promising applications,” Zhao says. “For example, we could put a structure around a blood vessel to control the pumping of blood, or use a magnet to guide a device through the GI tract to take images, extract tissue samples, clear a blockage, or deliver certain drugs to a specific location. You can design, simulate, and then just print to achieve various functions.”

 

[the-one1]

Magnets, how do they work?!

 

[HorseproofBacon]

Magnets, how do they work?!

Magic...also the Earth is flat.

 

[Darunion]

Magnets, how do they work?!

Vibranium, so basically it just does whatever you need it to do.

 

[zamardii12]

I thought this was going to be an SJW-related article. Pleasantly surprised.

 

[ir0nw0lf]

I started snickering when I saw "Snowflakes at MIT"

 

[Tweak42]

So basically they could eventually stick you inside a MRI-like tunnel and steer these contraptions to clean out your insides. I guess the upside is there are no onboard batteries to potentially explode.

 

[Aireoth]

That is sweet, ifls.

 

[Twisted Kidney]

So basically they could eventually stick you inside a MRI-like tunnel and steer these contraptions to clean out your insides. I guess the upside is there are no onboard batteries to potentially explode.

Or the AIs could load your Froot Loops with itty-bitty ones. Then your pet-robot-guard-dog Sparky could use his built in EM weapons array to rip you apart from the inside as soon as the order goes out.

 

[Deleted member 83233]

So basically they could eventually stick you inside a MRI-like tunnel and steer these contraptions to clean out your insides. I guess the upside is there are no onboard batteries to potentially explode.

If they stick you in an MRI machine with these, your insides really will be cleaned out... ...of your body... (yes I do realize you said MRI-like... )

 

[Twisted Kidney]

If they stick you in an MRI machine with these, your insides really will be cleaned out... ...of your body... (yes I do realize you said MRI-like... )

Self.
Throwing.
Shuriken.

Inside you.

 

[HorseproofBacon]

Self.
Throwing.
Shuriken.

Inside you.

It would be like Aliens had a baby with Jackie Chan (not certain he ever threw shurikens but it would not surprise me).

 

[ep0x73]

LOL, when the heading said snowflakes I thought of some liberal kid with face jewelry, dreadlocks living in his parents basement with no job.

Oh, you mean actual snowflakes, gotcha.

 

[cthulhuiscool]

Magnets, how do they work?!

They trap a piece of gravity in them, but it only affects metal because metal requires less gravity.

 

[TwistedAegis]

If they stick you in an MRI machine with these, your insides really will be cleaned out... ...of your body... (yes I do realize you said MRI-like... )

Black Mirror!

 

[Deleted member 83233]

Black Mirror!

Not sure if there's already one with this premise, or if that was to suggest there could be. I haven't watched all of them yet. It's definitely Black Mirror material though either way. (We've been watching them out of order every now and then.) Just got done with the "Star Trek"-ish one.

 

[_l_]

...also the Earth is flat.

so you realize that too? Whatta ya know LOL

 

[Twisted Kidney]

They trap a piece of gravity in them, but it only affects metal because metal requires less gravity.

 

[defaultluser]

Fuckin' snowflakes, how do they work?

 

[Deleted member 83233]

Fuckin' snowflakes, how do they work?

Well... They start by complaining that Cyberpunk 2077 isn't in the third person perspective. They whine soooooo "loudly" that the game gets postponed another year. Then everyone is equally sad. And THAT, is how snowflakes work.