Abstract: Ionic-polymer metal composites (IPMC) actuators, which are typical polymer gel actuators, can be driven at a low voltage and provide high responsiveness and large displacement. Conventional ...

Inspired by kirigami, a type of Japanese paper art, researchers have created a new material that transforms from a grid into any 3D structure you'd like. Reading time 2 minutes There’s a very thin ...

This repository offers a comprehensive collection of official Pepakura Designer resources for Windows PCs, including detailed guides, tutorials, and reference materials to support creative paper ...

This repository offers a comprehensive collection of official Pepakura Designer resources for Windows PCs, including detailed guides, tutorials, and reference materials to support creative paper ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — In a time when so many in this world feel confused, drained, or hopeless, there are always lights searching to pull others from the shadows. And one woman in Raleigh has made it her ...

Although these days it would seem that everyone and their pets are running 3D printers to churn out all the models and gadgets that their hearts desire, a more traditional approach to creating ...

Copilot 3D will turn your 2D images into 3D models. The tool is freely available to anyone, though you do need a Microsoft account. Microsoft suggests using an image with a single subject, even ...

The mysterious Shroud of Turin, which is believed by many Christians to have laid atop Jesus Christ’s body after his crucifixion, may be even stranger than we previously thought. In a new study ...

Researchers have developed photonic devices that manipulate light to enable innovative applications, like pocket-sized 3D printers. Sabrina Corsetti, a PhD candidate at MIT, and her collaborators in ...

This is an updated version of a story first published on Oct. 8, 2023. The original video can be viewed here. There was a time when futurists were predicting that the advent of 3D printing was going ...

3D platforming has had a bit of a boom period over the past decade thanks to games like Super Mario Odyssey bringing interest back into them as a AAA-level game, while titles like A Hat in Time and ...