Scientific Collaboration

Thermorph: Flat Materials Self-Fold When Heated

a piece of flat, white plastic being dipped in warm water and folding into a rose

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have used an inexpensive 3-D printer to produce flat plastic items that, when heated, fold themselves into predetermined shapes, such as a rose, a boat or even a bunny.

HCII at CHI 2018

Over 3,000 of the world’s top researchers, scientists, and designers are traveling to Montréal this week for CHI 2018, the ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. The premier international conference of Human-Computer Interaction will take place from April 21-26, 2018.

The Shape of Pasta: HCII Assistant Professor Morphs Matter