A humble concept from ancient Japanese design might remake the way supplies are dropped from the air. Polytechnique Montréal ...
Parachutes inspired by Japanese paper cutting unfurl automatically and fall more predictably than standard parachutes.
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Scientists Reinvent Parachutes Using Japanese Paper-Cutting Art
Now, researchers from Polytechnique Montréal in Canada and École Polytechnique in France have come up with a clever twist: ...
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Kirigami-inspired parachute design promises pin-straight, low-cost descents every time
Engineers in Montréal design a kirigami-cut parachute that stabilizes instantly, promising low-cost aid drops and future Mars ...
A team of researchers in France and Canada might have just improved upon humble parachutes by making lots of holes in them.
Nothing useless can be truly beautiful, 19th-century textile designer William Morris once said. Now, a team of engineers at ...
When a conventional parachute is deployed, it cannot simply fall vertically towards its target. To protect itself from ...
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Kirigami parachute suitable for humanitarian missions stabilizes quickly and doesn't pitch
A team of engineers from Polytechnique Montréal report a new and unique parachute concept inspired by the Japanese art of ...
What goes up must come down, so Boeing's Starliner capsule returns to Earth tomorrow after a short stay at the International Space Station. It's a test mission before NASA gives the company the go ...
Boeing [NYSE: BA] has won a $1.5 million, three-year NASA Mars Technology Development contract to develop guidance parachute technology for future Mars missions. The contract award, which will be ...
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