Videos of the Month Programmable Smart Fabric Responds to Temperature and Electricity A smart material is activated by both heat and electricity, making it the first ever to respond to two different stimuli. The unique design paves the way for a wide variety of potential applications, including clothing that warms up while you walk. The programmable fabric can change its color and shape when stimuli are applied. Medical Materials Innovation After working together for five years to develop new materials and applications for medicine, Professor Inge Herrmann and Researcher Alexandre Anthis have been awarded the ETH Zurich Latsis Prize and the Lopez-Loreta Prize, respectively. The two share the same motivation: they both aim to understand the needs of clinicians and patients from the ground up in order to develop new solutions for current medical challenges. Watch this video to learn more. A 3D Printer that Can Watch Itself 3D Print Researchers have developed a new 3D inkjet printing system that works with a much wider range of materials. The printer utilizes computer vision to automatically scan the 3D printing surface and adjust the amount of resin each nozzle deposits in real time to ensure that no areas have too much or too little material. Sustainability and Polymer Additive Manufacturing LLNL polymer and materials scientists have the state-of-theart equipment and facilities needed to tackle the challenges in making the next generation of polymers using 3D printing. Watch this video to see some of the techniques, types of printing methods, and current targets for sustainable, recyclable, and reusable crosslinked thermoset polymer materials. Medical Design Briefs, May 2024 www.medicaldesignbriefs.com 5 REDPIXEL.PL/Shutterstock.comhttp://www.REDPIXEL.PL/Shutterstock.com http://www.medicaldesignbriefs.com