ASU researchers have designed a new method for developing load-bearing structures using a unique method: origami. Origami is not only the art of paper-folding, but is also used more widely to describe ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

Custom-fabricated structural bearings are being introduced by Hercules Engineering for extremely high stress applications in structures requiring outstanding load-bearing performance, even in compact ...