Instead of slabs of gel, it uses capillaries filled with a liquid polymer, so that continuous flow is possible without the need to change slabs.

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Rather, it's a reflective display that uses a PNLC (Polymer Networked Liquid Crystal) module for improved brightness, and HR-TFT (high-reflective thin film transistor) technology to add contrast.

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Temperature, however, is not the only thing that can cause this polymer to shift from liquid to solid and back.

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The group infused a plastic-like polymer with microscopic capsules containing a liquid healing agent.

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Wherever the light hits the material, it hardens into a polymer, creating a grid of cells full of liquid crystal.

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