A team of molecular engineers have developed a type of plastic that can be shape-shifted using tempering. In their paper published in the journal Science the team, from the University of Chicago, with ...

NEC has developed a shape-memory plastic that can be formed at room temperature . The plastic can be heated and cooled, remaining pliant for for several minutes during which it can be processed. The ...

Researchers have identified a mechanism that triggers shape-memory phenomena in organic crystals used in plastic electronics. Shape-shifting structural materials are made with metal alloys, but the ...

The material can be tempered into different shapes — like steel in the hands of a blacksmith — and could someday transform space travel, recycling and more. By Katrina Miller With restrictions on ...

These sheets of plastic film may look seemingly innocuous, but increase the temperature around them and they transform into beautiful and elaborate origami models before your very eyes. Developed by ...