Scientists at Harvard have developed a 3D printing technique that can create objects capable of adapting to their surroundings. Inspired by plants, the experts at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University as well as the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences are using ‘hydrogel composite structure[s]’ to cause 3D printed objects to change form according to shifting external stimuli. The team calls it 4D printing. Novel #4Dprinting method blossoms from botanical inspiration, https://t.co/dvnaVzHIZJ #MaterialsScience http://pic.twitter.com/y6ZSpjzu0N — Wyss Institute (@wyssinstitute) January 25, 2016 Designed in the shape of an orchid, the ‘4D plants’ begin to transform as soon as they…
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Friday 29 January 2016
