A humble concept from ancient Japanese design might remake the way supplies are dropped from the air. Polytechnique Montréal ...
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Kirigami-inspired parachute design promises pin-straight, low-cost descents every time
Gosselin explained that the parachute’s unique inverted bell shape is crucial to its performance. The kirigami cuts stretch ...
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 ...
Researchers are using Kirigami technology to give a parachute different properties. The initial approaches are very promising ...
Montreal researchers design a low-cost kirigami parachute that is cheap, stable, and scalable, for use in drones, airdrops, ...
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