Morpheus: The first form of the world converts a fortress

The researchers are led by Indian technology Sriram Subramanian, which opened Monday the world's first mobile phone capable of changing shape at will.

The investigators include Dr. Anne Roudaut and Professor Sriram Subramanian, from the Department of Computer Science at the University of Bristol, used the "structure resolution" to compare the resolution of six prototypes built using new technologies to modify the shape of the objects. An evolving tool - called Morphee - adapts the new feature to its application to provide a better user experience. At the ICI 2013 conference in Paris, they presented research on human-machine interaction.

Gizmo was developed using high throughput technologies such as dielectric electrofunctional polymers and structural alloys, as well as the concept of "non-uniform Bsplines". Shape memory alloys have the ability to return to a fixed shape on the wire, such as an electrical suspension.

The team believes that Morphee will be the next generation of smartphones, where users will be able to download features that immerse a dedicated form, such as a "duck ball app" that interrupts a device or "game" that allows you to take a conical shape.

By matching the physical structure of their prototypes, the researchers created simulations to help designers create a high-end model for Morphees.

The team hopes to build in the future a high quality structure to remedy the Morphées and explore evolution. They are also interested in finding other types of weight that the prototypes have not examined, such as porosity and stretching.