Dr Mahdi Bodaghi from Nottingham Trent University explains why 4D printing is the new frontier in materials and manufacturing science. Imagine buying a flat sheet from a furniture store that ...

but printed the PVA locks in a separate pass and installed them on the print at the end. The first finished 4D print wasn’t entirely successful. The hot water slowly dissolved the PVA ...

Precise and flexible 3D manufacturing techniques make it possible to individually tailor everything from prosthetics to drugs ...

Biomedical engineers at Duke University have developed a computational imaging system that borrows techniques from astronomy to reconstruct 4D videos of freely moving small model organisms, like ...

Scientists are also exploring new materials for 3D printing, such as self-healing bioglass that might replace damaged cartilage. Moreover, researchers are developing 4D printing, which creates ...

4D printing is real, happening now, and has the potential to shape the world. Self-assembly in 4D printing uses materials responding to external stimuli. A regular 3D printer can be used to create ...