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Single string pull turns flat designs into 3D structures for modular space habitats
When a user pulls the string, the structure moves smoothly into its final 3D form. If the user releases the string, the ...
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String Pull Instantly Deploys Complex Structures
MIT researchers have developed a new method for designing 3D structures that can be transformed from a flat configuration into their curved, fully ...
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Engineers 3D-print flat sheets that transform into curved satellite structures in space
Launching large, rigid satellite dishes into orbit is an expensive and energy-hungry task. But what if those massive structures could start out flat—and then unfold or “grow” into their curved shapes ...
Aerospace undergrad Alex Kuehnle observes PhD student Ivan Wu in the composites laboratory at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Because it’s costly and cumbersome to transport large ...
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