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4D Additive Manufacturing Research Workshop Report 2025
The 4D Additive Manufacturing Research Workshop 2025, held on 11 July, brought together experts across academia and industry to chart the future of 4D additive

4D Printing Society Global Leaders Awardees 2025
The 4D Printing Society proudly recognises four exceptional leaders from across America, Europe, and Asia whose significant and consistent achievements have shaped the global advancement

Best Research Presentation Awards at the 4DMDA 2025 Conference
The 4D Printing Society is delighted to announce the winners of the Best Research Presentation Awards at the 4DMDA2025 Conference, held from July 8–10 in

4D Printing Has Its Own Journal Now!
“4D Printing” journal is launched! The premier journal dedicated to the manufacturing of dynamic entities that respond to environmental stimuli by integrating time as the

4D Printing Roadmap
The first “4D Printing Roadmap” has been released! This comprehensive guide showcases the latest innovation and future directions in this field, developed with the collaboration

New Book in “Smart Materials in Additive Manufacturing” Series : 4D-Printed Robotic Materials, Sensors, and Actuators
The third volume of Smart Materials in Additive Manufacturing (AM): 4D-Printed Robotic Materials, Sensors, and Actuators is published! It covers the principles and advances in

4D Printing Society Gears Up for Formnext 2023
The 4D Printing Society will be making its presence felt at Formnext 2023, the preeminent international platform for additive manufacturing and industrial 3D printing. Formnext

IOPscience Focus on Metamaterials in Robotics and Intelligent Structures
Advances in fabrication technologies, especially in AM, now allow the generation of a class of metamaterials called mechanical metamaterials that have enhanced, unusual mechanical properties

Sustainable 4D Printing: Could 4D Printing Save us from Panel Beaters?!
In a recent work published online in Advanced Engineering Materials (selected as the inside cover), Mahdi Bodaghi and collaborators, from Australia and Canada, introduced metamaterials