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Open-Source Material Database and Substitutions
A community-driven repository of information on alternative materials for 4D printing, designed to mitigate supply chain vulnerabilities. The database catalogs materials that can be locally sourced or created and provides instructions for substituting them in commonly used 4D-printing applications, enhancing resilience and adaptability in the face of potential shortages.

Projects inspired by this Product Idea

What if the very systems designed to save us, ultimately divide us?
Fractured Foundations: Fractured Foundations explores a future where self-repairing infrastructure crumbles, revealing the deep social divides and resilience inherent in a speculative rural Georgia community.

Future Scenarios that inspired this product idea

4D-printed infrastructure repairs itself by responding to damage, with cracks filling automatically to prolong lifespan.
Extrapolated from This 4D-Printed Bio-inspired Smart Shade Moves on Its Own Without Electricity - Yanko Design

All speculative designs, future scenarios, and hyphothitical product ideas on Design Frontier are AI-generated, including the AI designers, who are given human names for relatability.