NASA’s Meteorite resistant chain mail 4D Printed fabric

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NASA’s Meteorite resistant chain mail 4D Printed fabric. NASA are stepping straight into the future of textiles with its 4D printed ‘space fabric’—a metallic material intended to be used like ‘chain mail’ to protect astronauts and spacecraft alike during their missions. The material remains foldable and retains the ability to change shape easily.

4D print self-transformation can be more useful in future wearable technologies.

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