4D printing is real, happening now, and has the potential to shape the world. Self-assembly in 4D printing uses materials responding to external stimuli. A regular 3D printer can be used to create ...

4D printing is opening up possibilities never before seen from printing in outer space or even remote areas of our planet with its reactive abilities.

4D printing: The new frontier Autodesk, academia, and coming-of-age firms like Stratsys and Organovo are all collaborating on an incredible new dimension on creation with programable materials.

Skylar Tibbits of MIT’s Self-Assembly Lab shares his insights on the biotechnology and medical applications of 4D printing, a way of producing highly active structures that morph over time.

Just when many folks on Main Street were being introduced to 3D printing last year, a new technology that makes it seem downright medieval made a splash on the techie scene: 4D printing. Even ...

A 4D printed object is like a 3D printed object, but it changes shape or self-assembles when its environment changes. [Teaching Tech] has been reading about this technology and decided to try to ...

Researchers have created software and hardware for a 4D printer with applications in the biomedical field. In addition to 3D printing, this machine allows for controlling extra functions ...

3D printing technology is advancing very rapidly, and today, it can be used to print many more things than most people realize. In this article, we look at ten innovative examples of what's ...

3D printing has become mainstream. For a few hundred euros you can buy a 3D printer online. But what about 4D printing? How do you print an object that can change over time, for example by ...

It might seem like there’s a typo in the title, but 4D printing stocks are a real industry emerging right now. But what is 4D printing, other than just 3D printing in an extra dimension? Well ...

It might seem like there’s a typo in the title, but 4D printing stocks are a real industry emerging right now. But what is 4D printing, other than just 3D printing in an extra dimension? Well ...