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Volume 2 Issue 4, April 2017

Emerging materials and methods for fabricating 3D micro- and nanostructures provide powerful capabilities of relevance across diverse areas of technology. This Review highlights the latest results and future trends associated with the most powerful methods in 3D printing, folding and assembly. 

See Yihui Zhang et al. 2, 17019 (2017).

Image: John A. Rogers; Cover design: Lauren V. Robinson

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