ETH Zurich’s 4D printed structures self-deploy and have shape memory

As part of research into the development of four-dimensional (4D) printing and active self-deploying structures, scientists from ETH Zurich have proposed a series of 3D printed auxetic meta-materials. The materials may be used in biomedical devices, engineering structures, and aerospace applications. Such materials, capable of achieving area changes of up to 200%, are are 3D printed geometrically complex active […]

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