SHAPE 3 (IMAGE)

Rice University

SHAPE 3

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Shapeshifting materials produced at Rice University with a 3D printer morph from their original form to an alternate through changes in temperature, electric current or stress. This example shows how one printed configuration can be programmed to take various shapes.

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Verduzco Laboratory/Rice University

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