In the video below, a student in MIT’s Materials Genome Camp pours a tin-bismuth alloy over a mold with shape-memory wires to make “Frankensteel,” a material that heals itself when damaged. Led by Professor Gregory Olson's research group in MIT DMSE, and now in its fourth year, the camp trains middle and high school teachers in hands-on, easy-to-replicate experiments they can bring back to their classrooms. Students designed their alloys using ThermoCalc software, cast them, and then tested thei

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