A patent filed in 1985 is being dusted off as a source of inspiration for a new 3D-printed triangular-shaped zipper that seamlessly fastens chairs, tents, robots and purses, making them simpler to ...
Y-zipper is a 3D-printed three-sized zipper Is flexible when unzipped but rigid when zipped up The 40-year-old concept was brought to light by researchers using software and a 3D printer Let's make ...
Along with Velcro, zippers have become an integral part of every day life, being a quick and easy way to usually temporarily join fabric together. Which isn’t to say that you cannot do more with the ...
Researchers at the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) have revived an approximately 40-year-old technique of a triangularly arranged zipper to create objects with ...