MIT's Self-Assembly Lab has developed materials that can be programmed to transform their shape autonomously -- from flexible carbon fibre and hybrid plastics to wood grains and textiles. Skylar ...

Ministry of Supply partnered with MIT’s Self-Assembly Lab to create a 4D-knitted dress. The wild future of 4D design A manufacturing technique from MIT's Self-Assembly Lab that is poised to disrupt ...

HAVE IDEAS ABOUT BOTH, FROM SPECIAL FILMS THAT ADAPT TO CHANGES IN HEAT. THE REALLY GREAT THING ABOUT THIS IS IT COULD BECOME, YOU KNOW, A SHADING SYSTEM. SO IT’S REALLY EASY TO RETROFIT ONTO EXISTING ...

The journey towards the 4D knit dress began with the exploration of dynamic textiles by students at the Self-Assembly Lab. Credit: Shutterstock. MIT’s research laboratory Self-Assembly Lab explained ...