Self-Assembling Lamp Could Lead to Larger Devices

Jun-11-14 Researchers have developed a proof-of-concept, self-assembling lamp that can be printed out and then transform from one state to another when subjected to a slight temperature change.

Created by a team from the Wyss Institute, the lamp is made up of shape-memory polymers, copper, and layers of paper and foam. While most of the components, including the wiring, can be printed with a special printer, a few of the bits, such as the LED, had to be added later.

The point of the project was to demonstrate the feasibility of self-folding machines—in particular the ability to integrate complex components, like the mechanical switch and the circuits, into the self-folding process.

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