soft machine (IMAGE) Penn State Caption New soft, mechanical metamaterials can "think" about how forces are applied to it and respond via preprogrammed reactions. Credit ELIZABETH FLORES-GOMEZ MURRAY/ PENN STATE Usage Restrictions non commercial use only License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.