magnetic putty

[gogo]

How can this be exploited?

[youtube]MfNt44pFo9o[/youtube]

 

[Drunkskunk]

Awesome stuff to watch. Use would be confined to the ability to control it. If you could magnetize the hull of a ship, for instance, and then control the pattern of the magnetism on the ship's hull, you could coat it with this heavy ferofluid, and make a coating that would be ultra smooth, barnacle resistant, and could change texture as needed to increase laminar flow. You might even be able to thicken it as a buffer in certain areas in case of ice or other collisions, or along the sides while in dock.

 

[tiny_n_terrible]

I believe the science Fiction stargate used magnetically controlled headpieces.
Also the movie lost in space 2 the warriors helmet seemed to be magnetically controlled.

Batmans wings were electrically controlled fabric.