Scientists from the Polytechnic University of Milan managed to make a breakthrough in 4D-printing technology. They programmed 3D printing objects to change the shape over time.

4D printing technology allows you to create solid and soft objects in which folds appear over time, resulting in the object being modified. The researchers, led by Professor Pasquale Chiarletta, have based their work on the unrecognized works of the famous Italian mathematician Leonardo Fibonacci. His research shows that with the help of mathematics you can calculate the place where, in time, grooves or creases in soft and hard bodies will begin to appear.

Chiarletta believes that a new mathematical approach that allows you to accurately predict the conditions for the formation of folds, will help control the process of their occurrence, including at the nanoscale.

The work of scientists can contribute to improving the design of the materials being transformed, which can later be used in tensile electronics.

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