What is 4D Printing?

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[curtiscarpenter]

It be interesting if you could configure a lock to wrap around a object to form a loop, it being fireproof it being unlocked via smartphone or card.🧠

[jakebakken]

super interesting but its 3+1 D printing, no? gotta respect 4D bro

[inventpal]

Where can we purchase some 4D filament?

[lukuscarter]

What if you print a 3d printer with your 3d printer? Would that be 4d?

[vaibhavtoshniwal]

Shape Memory Alloys have found new friend !

[dcraexon]

this technology could make sunglasses more comfortable

[kakulsingh]

ohkay not bad but kinda not what i expected after i read the name

[tranhanna]

Have to look this up as Adidas made their shoes with "4D printing".

[mrnobody.]

How is it that it never gone anywhere!

[ThePmfatima]

So, basically, it's not the printing that's 4d...

[noosnoM]

So if a 3D printer printed a 3D printer... that would be 4d printing...?

[antoniodiaz]

They need to stop calling it 4D printing. It's still in fuc**** 3D.

[hanriver]

Why do you call it 4D? Stop bragging.

[jennjarrod]

A 4d printer better be able to print a damn tesseract or it’s not a 4d printer