MIT, Singapore Univ. dev 3-D-printed structures that “remember” their shapes

By Sarah Faulkner

Engineers from MIT and Singapore University of Technology and Design are using light to create 3D structures that remember their shape when triggered by external stimuli like temperature. These structures, also known as shape-memory polymers, could be useful as delivery vessels for drugs in the human body.

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