Forgeries and product piracy are detrimental to society and industry—3-D microstructures can increase security—KIT researchers develop innovative fluorescent 3-D structures
"This is a new version of a printing method we have developed and used in the past. We used it to create a thermomechanical metamaterial that may enable applications not possible before."
“Our work turns the tiniest of particles from inflexible, Lego-like pieces into ones that can transform themselves into a range of shapes,” researcher says