Engineered Magic: Wooden Seed Carriers Mimic the Behavior of Self-Burying Seed
How seeds implant themselves in soil can seem magical. During rain or high humidity, the corkscrew-like stalk of Erodium unwinds …
Kirigami Structures Pull Water from the Air
Climate change is forcing us to reshape our relationship with water. Collecting atmospheric water could help us adapt to both …
Kirigami Breast Reconstruction
For many breast cancer patients, the road to recovery may present hidden complications related to breast reconstruction following a mastectomy …
Snapping metacaps propel soft robot design
When a metacap “snaps”, it pops open and closed, pushing air back and forth. This snapping allows a soft robot …
Cut or No Cut: Algorithm for 2D-to-3D Engineering Integrates Art, Nature and Science
The team’s work takes inspiration from kirigami, an East Asian papercutting art, to create a mathematically sound method of cutting …
An adhesive bandage not only bonds tightly but also releases quickly.
Most adhesives for wound dressings have either been too weak to keep wounds sealed, or too strong to be painlessly …