CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Researchers have identified a mechanism that triggers shape-memory phenomena in organic crystals used in plastic electronics. Shape-shifting structural materials are made with metal ...

NEC is developing shape memory plastics made of plant-based materials for use as wearable electronic products. The new plastic will lose it shape when heated with something as simple as a hair dryer ...

A light-sensitive plastic that can be locked into a twisted form and then manipulated to snap back into its former self could be used for minimally invasive surgery or household staples. An ...