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Airicist
24th May 2013, 20:53
https://vimeo.com/66863306
4D Printing Process: Self-Folding Surfaces
In a collaboration between Stratasys’ Education, R&D departments and MIT’s Self-Assembly Lab, a new process is being developed, coined 4D Printing, which demonstrates a radical shift in rapid-prototyping. 4D Printing entails multi-material prints provided by the Connex Technology with the added capability of embedded transformation from one shape to another, directly off the print-bed. This revolutionary technique offers a streamlined path from idea to reality with full functionality built directly into the materials. Imagine robotics-like behavior without the reliance on complex electro-mechanical devices!
A collaboration between:
The Self-Assembly Lab, MIT + Stratasys Ltd. + Autodesk Inc.
Airicist
24th May 2013, 20:54
https://vimeo.com/66862833
4D Printing Process: Self-Folding Strands
In a collaboration between Stratasys’ Education, R&D departments and MIT’s Self-Assembly Lab, a new process is being developed, coined 4D Printing, which demonstrates a radical shift in rapid-prototyping. 4D Printing entails multi-material prints provided by the Connex Technology with the added capability of embedded transformation from one shape to another, directly off the print-bed. This revolutionary technique offers a streamlined path from idea to reality with full functionality built directly into the materials. Imagine robotics-like behavior without the reliance on complex electro-mechanical devices!
A collaboration between:
The Self-Assembly Lab, MIT + Stratasys Ltd. + Autodesk Inc
Airicist
24th May 2013, 21:00
https://youtu.be/0gMCZFHv9v8
Skylar Tibbits: The emergence of "4D printing"
Published on Apr 4, 2013
3D printing has grown in sophistication since the late 1970s; TED Fellow Skylar Tibbits is shaping the next development, which he calls 4D printing, where the fourth dimension is time. This emerging technology will allow us to print objects that then reshape themselves or self-assemble over time. Think: a printed cube that folds before your eyes, or a printed pipe able to sense the need to expand or contract.
Airicist
24th May 2013, 21:03
https://vimeo.com/47845783
MIT Architecture
Airicist
12th November 2014, 13:03
Article "Beyond molecules: Self-assembly of mesoscopic and macroscopic components (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC122665)"
by George M. Whitesides and Mila Boncheva
April 16, 2002
Airicist
12th November 2014, 13:04
Article "Project Possibilities with 4D and Nano Self-Assembly Materials Take Shape (http://www.industrytap.com/project-possibilities-with-4d-and-nano-self-assembly-materials-take-shape/12277)"
by David Russell Schilling
October 14, 2013
Airicist
29th September 2015, 17:59
https://youtu.be/64u-FIvB8tM
4-D technology allows self-folding of complex objects
Published on Sep 29, 2015
Airicist
27th August 2016, 17:49
https://youtu.be/SpqHwtdRdCI
4D printed structures remember shape
Published on Aug 27, 2016
Researcher used 3D printing technology to create structures that “remember” their shape, actively transforming configurations over time in response to environmental stimuli. The video presents a
miniature Eiffel Tower that recovers shape after heating to 60?°C and 3D printed multimaterial grippers used to grab an object.
Credit:
Multimaterial 4D Printing with Tailorable Shape Memory Polymers
Qi Ge, Amir Hosein Sakhaei, Howon Lee, Conner K. Dunn, Nicholas X. Fang & Martin L. Dunn
Scientific Reports, doi:10.1038/srep31110
Airicist2
22nd October 2022, 08:48
https://youtu.be/tWDWDf08XhE
Robotic cubes w/reprogrammable materials selectively self-assemble
Oct 20, 2022
Researchers created a method for magnetically programming materials to make cubes that are very picky about who they connect with, enabling more scalable self-assembly.