Morphing noodles start flat but bend into curly pasta shapes as they’re cooked
The grooved noodles could cut down on pasta packaging
![four different types of pasta curled in bowls and uncurled on a black surface](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/050621_EC_pasta_feat.jpg?fit=1030%2C580&ssl=1)
Pasta that starts out flat morphs into curls, spirals and tubes when cooked, potentially allowing for flat pasta that would save packaging space.
Morphing Matter Lab/Carnegie Mellon University