Tools play key roles in determining the accuracy, performance and cost of composites
structures manufacturing. The increasing desire in performance of composites components …

Shape memory polymers (SMPs), as a class of programmable stimuli-responsive shape
changing polymers, are attracting increasing attention from the standpoint of both …

Shape memory polymers (SMPs) represent a highly interesting class of materials. As one
representative of the intelligent polymeric systems, these materials gained significant …

Two-way shape memory polymers (2W-SMPs) are a novel class of shape memory polymers
with the reversible and programmable shape-changing behavior which have gained …

High temperature electromagnetic shielding materials that can eliminate electromagnetic
interference (EMI) and withstand high temperature have vast potential in cutting-edge …

Fatigue cracking is one of the main diseases that affect pavement durability. Understanding
the relationship between the self-healing ability and fatigue life of asphalt materials from the …

Conventional thermoset shape memory polymers can maintain a stable permanent shape,
but the intrinsically chemical cross-linking leads to shape that cannot be altered. In this …

Capabilities for controlled formation of sophisticated 3D micro/nanostructures in advanced
materials have foundational implications across a broad range of fields. Recently developed …

This study introduces the development of a thermally responsive shape-morphing fabric
using low-melting-point polyamide shape memory actuators. To facilitate the blending of …

Four-dimensional printing, a new process to fabricate active materials through three-
dimensional (3D) printing developed by MIT's Self-Assembly Lab in 2014, has attracted …