New technique predictably generates complex, wavy shapes
May help improve drug delivery and explain natural patterns from brain folds to bell peppers.
May help improve drug delivery and explain natural patterns from brain folds to bell peppers.
Inspired by a toy, the ‘buckliball’ — a collapsible structure fabricated from a single piece of material — represents a new class of 3-D, origami-like structures.
MIT research continues to push the boundaries of the burgeoning technology of 3-D printing.