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THE
FOURTH
DIMENSION
BY NATALIE HOPE McDONALD

22

JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2016

Today, the term 4D printing may solicit more questions
than exclamations, but it essentially refers to 3D-printed
objects that have an added dimension-time. These 3D
items can actually transform and change shape based upon
exposure to certain stimuli, like temperature or water. And
while the additive manufacturing technology we may be
most familiar with has actually been in existence for more
I T I S I N N O VAT I O N

Courtesy of n-e-r-v-s-o-u-s

A FUTURISTIC
LOOK
AT THE
NEXT
GENERATION
OF PRINTING

A chair that builds itself. A toy that reacts to
temperature. A shoe that forms to the foot.
Welcome to the new world of 4D printing.
The newest technology offers many of the
same constructs as 3D, but with a fresh combination of smart materials and conduits
that will change how we think about additive
manufacturing.



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