A new study examines structural buckling as a control method for solar sails, detailing kirigami cuts, simulations, and experiments to adjust spacecraft orientation efficiently.

Keywords: Earthquake engineering; buckling restrained braces; bridge; seismic protection; structural fuse; bi-directional end diaphragm. Abstract: This report considers two applications of ...

Engineers looked to nature to find a shape that could improve all kinds of slender structures, from building columns to bicycle spokes -- they found an answer in sea sponges. Judging by their name ...