Story highlights Skylar Tibbits spoke at TED 2013 about 4-D printing

Tibbits: "The idea behind 4-D printing is to have change over time"

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Video producer's note: You've heard of You've heard of 3-D printing , the process of using a specialized printer to create real-world objects from computer models. Now there's something new on the horizon that could revolutionize this burgeoning technology: 4-D printing.

At TED 2013 , senior fellow Skylar Tibbits sat down with CNN Ideas to further explain this mysterious fourth dimension in printing technology. He also provided us with visual examples from his Self-Assembly Lab , MIT. See how it all works in the video above.

What uses do you see for 4-D printing, if any?