When a user pulls the string, the structure moves smoothly into its final 3D form. If the user releases the string, the ...

Inspired by kirigami, a type of Japanese paper art, researchers have created a new material that transforms from a grid into ...

MIT researchers have developed a new method for designing 3D structures that can be transformed from a flat configuration ...

Scientists at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) have devised two mathematical tools considered to be a major contribution to the optimal design of a new generation of deformable bridges, ...

Fundamental kinks in the universe may evolve into complex structures within the stars. Fundamental kinks and defects in the fabric of the universe - cosmic strings beaded with magnetic monopoles - may ...

Imagine a thread so thin it's invisible to the naked eye but packed with the mass of thousands of stars. This isn't science fiction—it's the theoretical description of cosmic strings, structures that ...

Differential cohomology has emerged as a pivotal tool in modern mathematical physics, providing a refined framework that unites topological invariants with differential geometric data. In the realm of ...

Last Friday, I attended a concert by the Cypress String Quartet, the quartet-in-residence at San Jose State University. The last half of the concert was the San Jose premiere of composer Daniel Asia’s ...

Researchers have developed a method for optimizing the initial tension of strings in tensegrity structures as well as a second technique to maximize the strength and minimize the weight of the rods ...