change shape

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change shape - assume a different shape or form

change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"

roll - take the shape of a roll or cylinder; "the carpet rolled out"; "Yarn rolls well"

granulate, grain - become granular

bulge, pouch, protrude - swell or protrude outwards; "His stomach bulged after the huge meal"

taper, sharpen, point - give a point to; "The candles are tapered"

furl, roll up - form into a cylinder by rolling; "Roll up the cloth"

flatten out, flatten - become flat or flatter; "The landscape flattened"

draw - contract; "The material drew after it was washed in hot water"

deform - become misshapen; "The sidewalk deformed during the earthquake"

dinge, batter - make a dent or impression in; "dinge a soft hat"

distort, twine, twist - form into a spiral shape; "The cord is all twisted"

twist, bend, deform, flex, turn - cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form; "bend the rod"; "twist the dough into a braid"; "the strong man could turn an iron bar"

bend, flex - form a curve; "The stick does not bend"

stretch out, unfold, stretch, extend - extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length; "Unfold the newspaper"; "stretch out that piece of cloth"; "extend the TV antenna"

bug out, bulge out, pop, pop out, protrude, bulge, come out, start - bulge outward; "His eyes popped"

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Summary: California [USA], August 23 (ANI): Taking inspiration from origami, Caltech and Harvard University researchers have built a multifunctional soft robot which can change shape in response to heat.

This origami-inspired 'Rollbot' changes shape in response to heat

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This is the latest breakthrough in the quest for a soft, flexible material that can be manipulated to change shape and move.

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Amazon's new 3-D body scanning unit is inviting people to a New York office to measure small changes in their body size and shape over the course of 20 weeks in an effort to understand "how bodies change shape over time," the Wall Street Journal reports, citing an invitation.

Amazon invites people to be measured with 3-D body scanner, WSJ reports

Lymphatic fluid pumped through internal channels causes their large sickle-shaped fins subtly to change shape, aiding manoeuvrability at high speed.

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Simply tweaking the water's chemistry made the liquid metal droplets move and change shape, without any need for external mechanical, electronic or optical stimulants."

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Like origami, the cube can be folded along its edges to change shape. The team demonstrated, both theoretically and experimentally, that the cube can be formed into many different shapes by folding certain edges, which act like hinges.

Foldable material could yield new stent, drug delivery designs

"Morphees" are flexible mobile devices with Lycra or alloy displays which bend and stretch according to use; these can change shape automatically to form screens to shield your fingers when you type in a pincode, for example, or to move the display to the twists and turns of a game.

Deformable screens that change shape

They can temporarily soften, change shape, and harden back to new shapes and forms.

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IWAS recently approached by an amazing guy who wanted to completely change shape, lose a lot of weight and transform his life.

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Incredibly, the comet-like tails change shape as the asteroid sheds dust.

Hubble spots strange asteroid with 6 tails of dust

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