Researchers invent method of building with shape-shifting wood

www.fastcompany.com: In recent years, scientists have created shape-shifting materials, which are often made from polymers that bend and twist when they’re exposed to some kind of external stimulus, such as heat or moisture. Now, researchers from the University of Stuttgart’s Institute for Computational Design and Construction have figured out how to bring similar shape-shifting properties to one of humanity’s oldest building materials: wood.