Tag: structures
‘Metabots’ shapeshift from flat sheets into hundreds of structures
Researchers have created a category of robots constituted of skinny sheets of fabric related into sheets that may…
Light-triggered process lets 3D printers create custom glass structures without glue or high temperatures
Printed glass boat. Credit score: Amir Reisinger Researchers have developed the primary binder-free technique for 3D printing glass,…
Engineers design origami structures that change shape and stiffness on demand
Elastic elements enable engineers to create constructions that reply in new methods to exterior drive. Credit score: Wright…
Autonomous structures can be programmed to jump, days in advance
Researchers have created dynamic constructions that leap into the air on a predetermined schedule with out intervention from…
LegoGPT can design stable structures using standard LEGOs from text prompts
Overview of LEGOGPT. Credit score: arXiv (2025). DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2505.05469 A group of engineers and AI specialists at Carnegie…
‘Countersnapping’ structures shrink when pulled
Countersnapping metamaterial. Credit score: AMOLF If you pull one thing—like a rubber band—you count on it to get…
Electromechanical building blocks enable rapid prototyping of large interactive structures
A brand new speedy prototyping platform, VIK, makes use of reconfigurable constructing blocks with built-in electronics that may…
Architected design creates efficient structures
3D printed cilia formations depicting the letter "S" Credit score: SUTD When 3D printing was first launched in…
Leaf beetles inspire novel water-resistant surface using concave structures
Inceptive design for concave pillar microstructure fabrication. Credit score: Superior Supplies (2024). DOI: 10.1002/adma.202409389 By mimicking the construction…
Understanding the 3D ice-printing process to create micro-scale structures
The 2D and 3D fashions precisely estimate the geometry of ice constructions ensuing from numerous parameters. Credit score:…
Researchers develop novel 3D printing strategy with controllable gradients porous structures
Comparability of traditional- and FDA-3DP methods. Credit score: Ruan Changshun Materials extrusion 3D printing expertise is broadly utilized…
Researchers use ‘smart’ rubber structures to carry out computational tasks
Hysterons and avalanches. (A) Bistable areas embedded in a cloth appearing as interacting hysterons. (B) Experimental realization of…