Scientists at MIT have created a self-assembling cell phone. The prototype, developed by MIT’s Self-Assembly Lab, is able to piece itself together in less than a minute.
The concept behind the project, first reported by Fast Company, is surprisingly straightforward. Each phone is made of three pieces. Six of these are placed in a tumbler which shakes the pieces fast enough to get the pieces to snap together (via magnets) but not fast enough to break or damage them
