A humble concept from ancient Japanese design might remake the way supplies are dropped from the air. Polytechnique Montréal ...

It may have its roots in science fiction, but a small number of researchers are making real progress trying to create ...

A team of researchers in France and Canada might have just improved upon humble parachutes by making lots of holes in them.

Researchers at Polytechnique Montreal have created a concept for a parachute inspired by the Japanese art of kirigami, one ...

Now, researchers from Polytechnique Montréal in Canada and École Polytechnique in France have come up with a clever twist: ...

Engineers in Montréal design a kirigami-cut parachute that stabilizes instantly, promising low-cost aid drops and future Mars ...

A team of engineers from Polytechnique Montréal report a new and unique parachute concept inspired by the Japanese art of ...

When a conventional parachute is deployed, it cannot simply fall vertically towards its target. To protect itself from ...

Nothing useless can be truly beautiful, 19th-century textile designer William Morris once said. Now, a team of engineers at ...

MENSAHWall Street teaches survival, but in Mr. Mensah’s world, it also whispers lessons about love. One quiet Sunday afternoon, his son Kofi joined him in the family garden, not to ask about stock ...

“ Du Iz Tak? IS the greatest picture book of the last 25 years, and I will die on that hill!!!” —Cece Bell, author and ...

We tested dozens of women's bathrobes — these 13 stood out for spa-like comfort, hotel-quality fabrics, and stylish silhouettes.