4D printing soft actuators
Could 4D Printing Enable the Next Generation of Soft Pneumatic Actuators?
Although 3D printing of actuators is a relatively new field of research, interest in the area has grown due to the potential applications of highly customizable, programmable, small scale actuators…
Rice University Researchers Develop a New 4D Printing Method to Create Shapeshifting Materials
Researchers at Rice University‘s Brown School of Engineering created a new method to 3D print objects that can be manipulated to take on alternate forms when exposed to changes in…
Kyushu University: 4D Printing Magnetic Soft Actuators
Japanese researchers from Kyushu University have created a 4D printer for magnetic soft actuators, outlining their research in the recently published paper ‘Bio-Mimic Motion of 3D-Printed Gel Structures Dispersed with…