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Origami-Inspired Design Cuts Concrete Use by 60% and Steel by 90% Without Sacrificing Strength
In a world where concrete is as ubiquitous as air, its environmental toll is impossible to ignore. The production of cement, ...
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Origami-inspired floor design cuts concrete and steel use by half
Concrete's strength and structural integrity come not only in its material properties, but also from how it's molded during construction. An architecture student has devised a clever way to build ...
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The trapper’s shack
My wife’s father, Ken Davis of Milo, was given the shack by its owner to settle an old debt. Ken used it as a hunting camp in ...
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Mantis shrimp have the world’s fastest punch — here’s how their limbs survive
Insights from probing the shock-absorbing layer within the crustacean’s club-like claw could inspire the design of tough new ...