4D Metamaterial Shifts Form When Heated

Mar-26-19 Lightweight and flexible 4D shape-shifting materials could lead to a new generation of aircraft, robotics and medical implants.

The metamaterial, created by a team from Rutgers, can be treated with heat to take on different stiffnesses or deform and then return to original form. This ability to change shape and stiffness makes the material very useful for the manufacturing of lightweight, collapsible structures or airplane wings that deform to suit the conditions.

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