Concrete's strength and structural integrity come not only in its material properties, but also from how it's molded during construction. An architecture student has devised a clever way to build ...

An origami-inspired robot arm made with material from cotton plants and pigs biodegrades when no longer needed. Such a soft ...

Using a servo-controlled truss, a unique 3D surface can dynamically transition between absorption, reflection, and ...

You might be able to recycle your stack of old business cards, but the more sustainable choice is to upcycle them around your ...

Interestingly, Princeton University engineers have created innovative 3D structures from a single piece of material by ...

In Figure 2b, we observed that triangle-shaped DFNs exhibited noticeable damage after 20 min, disintegrating by 60 min, whereas hexagon-shaped DFNs started to show significant damage at 40 min but ...

Scientists at the University of Stuttgart have succeeded in controlling the structure and function of biological membranes with the help of 'DNA origami'. It will help in facilitating the ...

Doritos revealed a potential change in the shape of their chips, leading to many unhappy comments from fans and a response from the brand itself. Nothing is more iconic about Doritos than its ...

The modular design of soft robots further improves their reconfigurability and easy maintenance. This article presents a soft modular robot based on a rectangular origami structure, which can achieve ...

The father of six has revealed his everyday eating habits that help him stay in shape. He also frequently participates in marathons, Iron Man competitions and triathlons. In a Men's Health ...

Brigham Young University’s Compliant Mechanisms Research Lab is designing space technology inspired by the ancient art of origami ... complex shapes from very simple materials in a way ...

Almost every aspect of modern life is affected by our connectivity to the Web. On those rare occasions when my internet provider has an outage, life seems to come to a standstill. Everything from ...