4D-printed shape-memory polymers adapt to stimuli, promising advances in aerospace, healthcare, and fashion with evolving AM techniques.

4D bioprinting of shape-morphing tissues within granular support hydrogels. (CREDIT: Advanced Functional Materials) One of the most powerful parts of the study was the ability to program movement.

Scientists develop fully biobased, 4D-printable shape memory polymers from plant-derived acrylates, enabling tunable, multistimuli-responsive actuation with applications in soft robotics, medical ...

Researchers at EPFL have created the first 4D lipid atlas of vertebrate development, revealing how fats shape our bodies from ...

Researchers have 3D printed liquid crystal elastomers with reprogrammable photochromism and photoactuation, allowing remote and precise control over both color change and shape morphing via light ...

4D printing with liquid metal nanoparticles creates flexible robots that seamlessly shift between soft and rigid states for precision tasks.

Nanoleaf has a new lighting product out for TV viewing enhancement with the launch of the 4D V2 Screen Mirror Camera and ...

Shape-memory materials are at the core of 4D printing technology, providing the ability to program temporary shapes that revert to the original form under specific environmental conditions. 4D ...

4D bioprinting of shape-morphing tissues within granular support hydrogels: a) i) Schematic representation of embedded bioprinting platform along with the bioink composition, ii, iii) Stitched ...