Nothing useless can be truly beautiful, 19th-century textile designer William Morris once said. Now, a team of engineers at ...
A team of researchers in France and Canada might have just improved upon humble parachutes by making lots of holes in them.
Tech Xplore on MSN
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 ...
It may have its roots in science fiction, but a small number of researchers are making real progress trying to create ...
Parachutes inspired by Japanese paper cutting unfurl automatically and fall more predictably than standard parachutes.
Interesting Engineering on MSN
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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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 ...
A team of engineers from Polytechnique Montréal reported today in Nature a new and unique parachute concept inspired by the ...
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How Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol staged a wild stunt to skydive off the CN Tower into the SkyDome
Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie just had its Canadian premiere at TIFF. Lifelong best friends and creative partners Matt ...
From the outside, indoor skydiving looks intimidating. Inside the tunnel, though, it feels less like falling and more like floating. With an instructor guiding you through hand signals like chin up, ...
Henry Reid had “beasted” the Matterhorn, climbing it and descending again in just six hours, and wanted a new challenge. That ...
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