The arrival of 4D printing is making 3D printing look passe

Posted by leojkent on Thursday March 07, 2013 @09:16AM
from the humansinvent.com dept.

http://www.humansinvent.com/#!/11261/4d-printing-making-things-that-make-themselves/

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Re:The arrival of 4D printing is making 3D printing look passe by NathanKP on Thursday March 07, 2013 @09:56AM (#5337891)

I think the title is quite overoptimistic. 3D printing is starting to take off because the cost of 3D printing is going down, and making it feasible. 4D printing is going to be far too expensive for practical application for a long time, and is therefore far from making 3D printing a thing of the past.

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Re:The arrival of 4D printing is making 3D printing look passe by joezydeco on Thursday March 07, 2013 @10:52AM (#5338272)

Feh. I've got prior art on all of this. We used to scrunch down the wrappers on drinking straws, put the wrapper on the table, then add a few drops of water. =)

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Re:The arrival of 4D printing is making 3D printing look passe by pfraze on Thursday March 07, 2013 @10:15AM (#5338013)

I can't wait to print more time for myself.

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Re:The arrival of 4D printing is making 3D printing look passe by nawitus on Thursday March 07, 2013 @10:11AM (#5337979)

Just wait till we get to 5D.

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