Arc is a lifting-body spacecraft, meaning it can maneuver through Earth’s atmosphere without the need for wings or a runwa ...
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Kirigami-inspired parachute design promises pin-straight, low-cost descents every time
Engineers in Montréal design a kirigami-cut parachute that stabilizes instantly, promising low-cost aid drops and future Mars ...
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Kirigami parachute suitable for humanitarian missions stabilizes quickly and doesn't pitch
A team of engineers from Polytechnique Montréal report a new and unique parachute concept inspired by the Japanese art of ...
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Turn Powdered Sugar into a Rocket with This Fun Tutorial
The science pros at The King of Random turn powdered sugar into a rocket for fun. He made an ‘illegal' film in Iran. Now the U.S. government is preventing him from coming to the Bay Area ...
Parachutes inspired by Japanese paper cutting unfurl automatically and fall more predictably than standard parachutes.
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Scientists Reinvent Parachutes Using Japanese Paper-Cutting Art
Parachutes rarely get the credit they deserve. They transform deadly freefall into a gentle descent, saving lives in war ...
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Polytechnique engineers design low-cost, Japanese kirigami-inspired parachute
Researchers at Polytechnique Montreal have created a concept for a parachute inspired by the Japanese art of kirigami, one ...
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