Printing in four dimensions thanks to time and heat

Rob van den Braak/01/05/2017/3D Printing, Diversen

It seems science fiction, but it is really possible, printing in 4 dimensions. Researchers have proven that, with the use of shape memory polymers, objects printed in 3D can change shape under the influence of heat. This makes time the fourth dimension. Read the article in Science Magazine via this link, or watch the video on our videos page about this remarkable development which will undoubtedly offer creative print solutions for marketing and art.

Rob van den Braak

Printer’s devil (1964), phototypesetter, offsetprinter, teacher of graphic techniques, salesmanager, productmanager, trade journalist, founder of BlokBoek e-zine (2011). But above all husband, father, friend and lover of life in southern Spain (since 2010).