Flat-Foldable Origami Nodes Enable Low-Cost Construction of Free-Form Space Frames
Researchers have developed compliant, curved-crease origami nodes that fold flat and lock upon member insertion, enabling cost-effective construction of complex ...
Tag: structural optimization
Robotic Additive Manufacturing Uses Continuous Beech Veneer to Reinforce Timber Slabs
Researchers developed a robotic additive manufacturing method using continuous beech veneer filaments and reactive polyurethane hot-melt adhesive to reinforce lightweight ...
Reuleaux Triangle Clinch Joint Alignment Enhances Load Capacity Under Shear
A finite element investigation demonstrates that aligning the curved arc of a Reuleaux triangle clinch joint with the lap-shear loading ...
Computational Workflow Translates AI Tree Sketches into Deployable Tensegrity Pavilion
Researchers have developed a computational design and fabrication workflow that translates artificial intelligence abstractions of large trees into packable, deployable ...
Embedded PLA Skeleton and PID Control Boost Grasping Reliability of Pneumatic Soft Fingers
A new study reports that an embedded segmented PLA hinge skeleton plus incremental PID closed-loop control raised fingertip output force ...
Machine learning optimizes silk sensors for spatial motion detection
Machine-learning optimization led to three printed silk fibroin ionic conductors that generated distinct spatial resistance patterns during cyclic joint flexion.
AI and Genetic Algorithms Shrink Giant Floating Wind Platforms While Predicting Steel Costs
Researchers combined a genetic algorithm with machine learning price forecasting to cut 643 tonnes of steel from a 15 MW ...
AI Discovers Multiple Growth Recipes That Build Identical Carbon Nanotube Forests
An AI-driven inverse-design framework has identified multiple distinct chemical vapour deposition recipes that grow carbon nanotube arrays with nearly identical ...
AI Learns to Predict How Friction Dampers Shield Buildings from Earthquakes
A new machine learning framework trained on roughly 434,000 nonlinear earthquake simulations reveals that taller steel buildings need proportionally fewer ...
Simple Algorithms Outsmart Heavyweights in Earthquake-Resistant Roof Design
A new study shows that simple Rao optimization algorithms match established methods in designing seismically isolated steel space truss roofs ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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