3ders.org – ETH Zurich scientists create load-bearing and predictable 4D printed objects, take ‘4D printing’ a step further | 3D Printer News & 3D Printing News

While 4D printed materials such as shape memory alloy and electroactive polymers have been paving the way for some time, a group of scientists at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich) have been pushing the envelope even further. Professor Kristina Shea, head of the Engineering Design and Computing Lab at ETH Zurich, has begun developing flat components that can be folded into three-dimensional objects later on, as well as load-bearing 4D printed objects.

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