A humble concept from ancient Japanese design might remake the way supplies are dropped from the air. Polytechnique Montréal ...
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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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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 ...
Nothing useless can be truly beautiful, 19th-century textile designer William Morris once said. Now, a team of engineers at ...
If you have a fear of heights and find yourself falling out of an airplane, you probably don’t want to look up to find your parachute full of holes. However, if the designer took inspiration from ...
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Polytechnique engineers design low-cost, Japanese kirigami-inspired parachute
MONTREAL — Researchers at Polytechnique Montreal have created a concept for a parachute inspired by the Japanese art of ...
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