Tag: aerospace engineering
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Polytechnique Engineers Design a Low-Cost, Kirigami-Inspired Parachute for a New Era of Airdrops
Kirigami meets parachute technology Researchers at Polytechnique Montreal have fused the ancient Japanese art of kirigami with parachute design to create a low-cost concept that could power humanitarian airdrops and scientific missions. In a study published in Nature, Frédérick Gosselin and David Mélançon outline how a flat sheet, cut and folded in a kirigami pattern,…