it Seems that before the creation of this robot T-1000 (better known as "the Terminator") left quite a bit. Researchers from Tsinghua University in Beijing has managed to "revive" drop metal alloy, which consists of gallium and a small admixture of indium and tin. The result is a substance that can potentially be used in future works.

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it Seems that before the creation of this robot T-1000 (better known as "the Terminator") left quite a bit. Researchers from Tsinghua University in Beijing has managed to "revive" drop metal alloy, which consists of gallium and a small admixture of indium and tin. The result is a substance that can potentially be used in future works.

the Idea of scientists has been very simple: when the temperature is below 30 degrees Celsius drop from a similar metal alloy is in a liquid state. If you place it in a solution of sodium hydroxide (or even in a salt solution) and kept in contact with a piece of aluminum, then drop "charged" with energy. After that it becomes capable of continuously move in one hour.

In particular, the metal droplet starts to move independently according to the given trajectories. For example, if you put it into the narrow maze, it will not be easy to move on its "corridors", but depending on the width of the walls to change its shape. However, the susceptibility of the alloy to independent locomotion is not everything. So, when the alloy is placed in an electric field, it begins to function as a pump.

scientists assume that this discovery can be used in future robots to convert chemical energy into mechanical energy.