Material scientists have created a thermomechanical polymer that can be “programmed” to perform complex folding. Here, a sheet of the polymer folds itself into an origami bird when exposed to heat. The shape memory polymer can undergo the transition many times without losing functionality.
Source: http://advances.sciencemag.org/content/2/1/e1501297
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