Engineers are closing in on a long imagined goal in aviation, wings that can subtly change shape in midair instead of relying ...

Aerospace undergrad Alex Kuehnle observes PhD student Ivan Wu in the composites laboratory at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Because it’s costly and cumbersome to transport large ...

Traditionally, structures were constructed to withstand external forces, aiming for high stability and rigidity. A morphing structure breaks this conventional notion by including sufficient ...

A recent article published in Scientific Reports proposed a four-dimensional (4D) morphing structure inspired by the starfish’s unique ability to maintain flexibility and posture while expending ...

A team of researchers has developed a low-energy, scalable technique that can morph 2D materials into strong 3D structures using a combination of 3D printing and a heat-triggered chemical process. The ...

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