Inhabitat

Graham Hill’s Transformable Cube-Within-A-Cube Cleverly Makes the Most of a Small Footprint

Graham Hill has many claims to fame, but the one that reverberates the loudest is his viral Ted Talk, which explored how doing more with less is not only a more sustainable lifestyle, but one that can ...
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Geometric Model by A. Harry Wheeler, Cube Transformable into Two Congruent Tetrakaidekahedra (Portion)

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This amber and green plastic model is ...
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Geometric Model by A. Harry Wheeler, Cube Transformable into Four Regular Octahedra and a Faceted Cuboctahedron, Dissected Polyhedron

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This paper model comes in a paper box ...
NextBigFuture

Harvard creates three-dimensional actuated scalable snapology-origami-inspired transformable metamaterial

Imagine a house that could fit in a backpack or a wall that could become a window with the flick of a switch. Harvard researchers have designed a new type of foldable material that is versatile, ...