When a user pulls the string, the structure moves smoothly into its final 3D form. If the user releases the string, the ...
MIT researchers have developed a new method for designing 3D structures that can be transformed from a flat configuration ...
Inspired by kirigami, a type of Japanese paper art, researchers have created a new material that transforms from a grid into ...
Scientists at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) have devised two mathematical tools considered to be a major contribution to the optimal design of a new generation of deformable bridges, ...
Researchers have developed a method for optimizing the initial tension of strings in tensegrity structures as well as a second technique to maximize the strength and minimize the weight of the rods ...