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Single string pull turns flat designs into 3D structures for modular space habitats

When a user pulls the string, the structure moves smoothly into its final 3D form. If the user releases the string, the structure flattens again. That feature allows repeated deployment without damage ...
New Atlas

'Origami' helmets, robots and Mars bases deploy with the pull of a string

When people are dropped into the most dangerous of conditions – as when disaster strikes, or during exploration of another ...