Compliant mechanisms utilise the intrinsic elasticity of materials to achieve precise motion through deformation rather than traditional rigid-body joints. This design paradigm is highly advantageous ...

Why this deformable antenna has advantages compared to a foldable origami antenna. How the team designed and fabricated this iris-patch antenna design using 3D printing. The performance they modeled ...

Reconfigurable antennas -- those that can tune properties like frequency or radiation beams in real time, from afar -- are integral to future communication network systems, like 6G. But many current ...

The ease of integrating bendy parts into designs is one of 3D printing’s strengths. A great example of this is [uhltimate]’s six-shot blaster which integrates several compliant mechanisms. The main ...

Learning through play is effective for humans of all ages, and since 2016 [slantconcepts] has been designing STEM kits that help teach kids to build their future overlords. They are launching version ...