Researchers have created a "Terminator-like" liquid metal that has the ability to stretch horizontally and vertically, as well as changing shapes, according to a new study. The research, published in Applied Materials & Interfaces, highlights how liquid metals such as gallium, when mixed with nickel or iron, are actually able to be manipulated into different shapes, with the use of magnets. This is not the first time that researchers have created a bendable metal. But the researchers, including the study's lead author, Liang Hu, added the iron and nickel, as well tin alloy immersed in hydrochloric acid, to the solution, which lowered the surface tension. The researchers also said the liquid metal showed conductivity and with the connection of two electrodes, it could light up an LED bulb.

Source: Fox News March 21, 2019 14:47 UTC