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Harvard Researchers Develop 3D-Printed Elastomer Filaments That Mimic Muscle Movement

May 19, 2026

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Researchers at Harvard University have developed a rotational multimaterial 3D printing method that creates soft, elastomer-based filaments capable of bending, twisting, expanding, or contracting in response to temperature changes. These nature-inspired, shape-morphing fibers could one day enable artificial muscles. The research involved advanced X-ray scattering measurements at Brookhaven National Laboratory to characterize the materials' behavior.

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Rotational multimaterial 3D printing enables nature-inspired, shape-morphing filaments

These soft, elastomer-based materials could one day enable tempe

Researchers performed transmission wide-angle X-ray scattering measurements at the Soft Matter Interfaces (SMI) beamline at the National Synchrotron Light Source II

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Researchers develope a 3D printing method for elastomer-based filaments that bend, twist, expand, or contract when heated or cooled.

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