From static to smart: HIT researchers developed programmable 4D-printed metamaterials that think, change, and perform multiple tasks

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1094645

"reprogram themselves for different tasks without extra tools/ infrastructure... multi-shape shape memory polymer gradient metamaterials twist, bend, stiffen, soften in response to light, heat, electricity, magnetic fields... materials that sense, decide, act, hold multiple shapes at once/ shift between them... ligaments/ nodes inside affect how strong/ flexible, influencing shape/ stiffness... secure information storage where message only appears under right stimulus, soft robotics adapting stiffness, adaptive manufacturing, aerospace"