Inspired by kirigami, a type of Japanese paper art, researchers have created a new material that transforms from a grid into ...

macro video of a vibrant yellow cotton thread being pulled out of a needle in front of a blue background Unrecognizable girl and guy pulling strings wrapped around hands establishing control in ...

MIT researchers have developed a new method for designing 3D structures that can be transformed from a flat configuration ...

Bumblebee pulls a string to extract blue disk with a sugar-water reward in the center out from under a plexiglas cover. (Screengrab from video by Queen Mary University of London) LONDON, UK, November ...

When a user pulls the string, the structure moves smoothly into its final 3D form. If the user releases the string, the ...

Apes and birds have long been known to demonstrate their intelligence by pulling a string to access food, but now researchers at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) have discovered that bumblebees ...

As if the power of flight, navigating by the sun and finding the right flowers wasn't enough, bees have shown they are able to learn to pull strings. Researchers have managed to teach bumblebees to ...

The mechanical simplicity of this pull-string controlled most useless machine is delightful. You can see the metal gripper which is reaching up to tug on a light-fixture-style pull chain. This is how ...

Pinatas are a way, way, way exciting part of many celebrations! As children swing a stick, they aim to break open the colorful container revealing the hidden treats inside. But seeing a torn, broken ...