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Sep 20, 2016

4D Printing: Shaping The Future of Solar Cells

Posted by in categories: 3D printing, 4D printing, food, solar power, sustainability

Definitely many benefits to 4D including manufacturing, tech devices, and energy.


A team of researchers has uncovered the key to what they call 4D printing – and solar energy may be one of the top 2 fields to benefit from the great invention.

Did your eyes widen in disbelief with the invention of 3D printing as plastic, ceramic, glass, living cells, and even chocolate were born out of a printer? Now it may seem like yesterday’s news. In a way, it kind of is. The 2D laser printer in your home office is probably looking more and more archaic to you these days – or if you’re still using one of those prehistoric dot matrix printers from the 1980s, shame on you. It’s time to step into the future with 4D printing.

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