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One More Time, With Feeling

Interest and investment in ... technologies is holding steady.
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Printing in the Fourth Dimension

Smart materials and new design capabilities will usher in a generation of self-modifying structures with applicability for medical, aerospace and various other innovative uses cases.

4D Printing Space Applications Lift Off

June 16, 2023 · Partners Zortrax and ESA successfully create a trio of 4D printing demonstrators that print structures made of shape memory polymers and electrically conductive materials.

One More Time, With Feeling

December 30, 2022 · Interest and investment in ... technologies is holding steady.

Printing in the Fourth Dimension

December 30, 2022 · Smart materials and new design capabilities will usher in a generation of self-modifying structures with applicability for medical, aerospace and various other innovative uses cases.

Global 4D Printing Market is Expected to Reach $489.2 Million by 2027

October 21, 2021 · 4D printing is expected to play important role in the manufacturing process of the future.

Morphing 3D-Printed Architectures into 4D

April 1, 2019 · No longer will designers focus solely on dimensions like height, width and depth.

Shape Memory Material Printing Advances

September 13, 2016 · Researchers at MIT and SUTD have developed a way to print detailed objects out of shape memory material.

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