A team of researchers in Europe has shown that the density of large structures can be dramatically reduced, if they are designed using a fractal pattern. The researchers have worked out a way to ...

The global modern industry is a massive operation that works on a scale almost impossible to comprehend. At every stage, it ...

Concrete support node with carbon fiber-reinforced plastic hull. Photo Credit: Larissa Born, University of Stuttgart (ITFT), Institute for Textile and Fiber Technologies An interdisciplinary research ...

Conformal load-bearing antenna structures (CLAS) represent an innovative integration of communication technology with structural composite materials. By embedding microstrip antennas within composite ...

Origami has inspired the design of structures with unique properties, finding a huge range of potential uses, including soft robots and stretchable electronics. Now researchers from Georgia Institute ...

Tree forks are naturally engineered structural connections that work as cantilevers in trees, which means that they have the potential to transfer force very efficiently thanks to their internal fiber ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Design by Sara Fang. Buy this photo. Origami is the art of paper folding, where people can make ...

For generations, Lego bricks have inspired creativity among the young and not so young. But that’s child’s play compared with how the classic toy showed researchers at the University of Akron (UA) a ...