Origami has inspired the design of structures with unique properties, finding a huge range of potential uses, including soft robots and stretchable electronics. Now researchers from Georgia Institute ...

Conformal load-bearing antenna structures (CLAS) represent an innovative integration of communication technology with structural composite materials. By embedding microstrip antennas within composite ...

Concrete support node with carbon fiber-reinforced plastic hull. Photo Credit: Larissa Born, University of Stuttgart (ITFT), Institute for Textile and Fiber Technologies An interdisciplinary research ...

Load-bearing structures like bridges and shelters can be made with origami modules -- versatile components that can fold compactly and adapt into different shapes -- engineers have demonstrated. For ...

In sympathy with nearby Victorian warehouses, the office building expresses its structure with a rugged, load-bearing steel and glass facade. The exposed steel frame, which is constructed to half ...

March 19, 2021 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google For some reason, a lot of people still love open floor plans, and they don’t seem to be going anywhere. That’s ...

What is the definition of a "structural" battery? Materials used by the research team to create this innovative structural battery. Initial performance results of the battery. Having a physical ...

For the first time, load-bearing structures like bridges and shelters can be made with origami modules—versatile components that can fold compactly and adapt into different shapes—University of ...