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MIT's Y-Zipper Turns Flexible Strips Into Rigid Beams

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MIT's Y-Zipper Turns Flexible Strips Into Rigid Beams
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MIT's CSAIL has turned Bill Freeman's 1985 three-sided zipper idea into a practical device: a 3D-printed, reversible Y-Zipper that links three flexible strips into a rigid, load-bearing triangle when zipped, with software-driven customization for length, bend, and motion modes, enabling rapid deployment in camping gear, medical devices, robotics, space, and disaster relief.

Topics:science#3d-printing#csail#mit#technology#tunable-stiffness#y-zipper
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  1. A Zipper Patent Sat in a Garage for 40 Years. Now It's Real.  Yanko Design
  2. MIT researchers 3D print three-sided zipper that stiffens into rods, coils, and arches  Designboom
  3. It Took 40 Years for Technology To Catch Up to This Revolutionary Zipper Design  SciTechDaily

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