Today on In Case You Missed It : Researchers at Harvard have created a "tunable" material that can grow, shrink and change shape on command, which could lead to Capsule Corp-style housing. Italian scientists invented a robotic octopus that leverages shape memory alloys to propel it along without the need for internal robo-bones. Finally, the Intelligent Sensor Design company of Japan has developed an industrial machine capable of tasting in the same manner as the human tongue.