4D printing technique to fabricate adaptive objects that change shape and transform

05/17/2014 - 00:00

  By <a href="http://www.smithsonianmag.com/author/randy-rieland/">Randy Rieland</a><br><br><a href="http://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/Objects-That-Change-Shape-On-Their-Own-180951449/?no-ist">Scientists at MIT are using a new technique that could print responsive objects—from water pipes to sneakers—that adapt to their surroundings on their own. <br></a><br><a href="http://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/Objects-That-Change-Shape-On-Their-Own-180951449/?no-ist">READ MORE ON SMITHSONIAN.COM</a>