It wasn’t so long ago that 3D printing was the new kid on the block. Now the term 4D printing is making headlines, stretching our ability to conceptualize once again. To understand 4D printing, it ...

Dilip Chalissery develops the process technology for 4D printing at Fraunhofer IAP. Photo Credit: Potsdam Science Park, sevens+maltry photographers The Fraunhofer Cluster of Excellence Programmable ...

3D printing, also called additive manufacturing, is rapidly becoming commonplace in all industries, including aerospace, automotive, medical and dental, and consumer and industrial goods. Some ...

Xinyi Xiao is two years into conducting research on thermo-responsive and self-morphing 4D printing technology alongside masters student Surya Prakash Pandeya. Xiao is an assistant professor in the ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) The colors in the world around us are produced through either absorption of light by molecules (pigmentary colors) or scattering of light by nanostructures (structural colors).

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A new Frost & Sullivan report calls attention to a new chapter in printing technology making its way into healthcare called 4D printing. The biggest difference from 3D printing is 4D involves ...

Doctors from northwest China's Shaanxi Province recently performed a successful and rare tracheal surgery using 4D printing technology on a woman suffering from breathing problem. According to a press ...