Publication Date:
2016-03-13
Description:
Article Typically, most structures and devices that can be reconfigured are designed with application specific requirements. Inspired by modular origami ideas, Overvelde et al . present a mechanical metamaterial enabling the design of three-dimensional structures of arbitrary architecture with tunable shape, volume and stiffness. Nature Communications doi: 10.1038/ncomms10929 Authors: Johannes T.B. Overvelde, Twan A. de Jong, Yanina Shevchenko, Sergio A. Becerra, George M. Whitesides, James C. Weaver, Chuck Hoberman, Katia Bertoldi
Electronic ISSN:
2041-1723
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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