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US researchers develop smart skin that changes shape and texture

US researchers have developed a synthetic smart skin that can dynamically change its shape, texture, and appearance in response to heat, liquids, or mechanical stress. Created using a novel 4D-printing technique, the material is based on a hydrogel a soft, water-rich polymer embedded with digitally encoded instructions that control how it reacts

7 Feb 2026 9:49 am