Traditionally, structures were constructed to withstand external forces, aiming for high stability and rigidity. A morphing structure breaks this conventional notion by including sufficient ...

Researchers have recently developed a flexible-yet-sturdy morphing structure inspired by the starfish skeleton that exhibits 4D morphing features with promising applications for robotics, aviation, ...

Aerospace undergrad Alex Kuehnle observes PhD student Ivan Wu in the composites laboratory at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Because it’s costly and cumbersome to transport large ...

This Design News interview with Marco Biancolini, founder of RBF Morph, offers insight into the advantages of using mesh morphing. Design News: What is mesh-morphing; what kind of advanced features or ...

(Nanowerk News) Researchers at MIT and elsewhere have designed 3-D printed mesh-like structures that morph from flat layers into predetermined shapes, in response to changes in ambient temperature.

Scientists from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem have created wood ink that can be extruded into flat wooden structures, self-morphing into complex 3D shapes as they dry and shrink. The researchers ...

A recent article published in Scientific Reports proposed a four-dimensional (4D) morphing structure inspired by the starfish’s unique ability to maintain flexibility and posture while expending ...