In 1912 Paris, an inventor stood atop the Eiffel Tower, determined to prove his homemade parachute could revolutionize flight safety. Believing in his creation, he chose to test it on himself in front ...

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

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

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 ...

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

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

Parachutes inspired by Japanese paper cutting unfurl automatically and fall more predictably than standard parachutes.

A team of engineers from Polytechnique Montréal reported today in Nature a new and unique parachute concept inspired by the ...

"The national championship is where the best of the best come together to test their skills, set records and advance in the sport," the USPA Executive Director says.