The ability for structures to change geometry in order to deliver a particular capability can be useful in a range of applications, including biomedical engineering, robotics, aerospace and civil ...

MIT researchers have developed a new method for designing 3D structures that can be transformed from a flat configuration ...

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 ...

The field of robotics has transformed drastically in this century, with a special focus on soft robotics. In this context, origami-inspired deployable structures with compact storage and efficient ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract A large family of deployable filamentary structures can be built by connecting two elastic rods along their length. The resulting structure ...

Abstract: Lightweight materials and structures are essential in the aerospace industry, from enabling the large space structures required to advance science missions to reducing fuel consumption.

Abstract: Deployable space structures are compacted and stowed during launch, and unfurled to their full dimensions once in space, enabling the large systems necessary to advance space science and ...

A deployable satellite reflector and boom assembly from Northrop Grumman Corporation will help NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) map soil moisture and the freezing and thawing cycles globally ...

NASA has funded the NIAC phase 2 study for Kilometer-Scale Space Structures from a Single Launch. A thousand meters is longer and larger than many of the vehicles and things seen in Science Fiction TV ...

A deployable satellite reflector and boom assembly from Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) will help NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) map soil moisture and the freezing and thawing cycles ...