Tensegrity metamaterial (IMAGE)

University of California - Irvine

Tensegrity metamaterial

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Novel tensegrity metamaterials by UCI and Georgia Institute of Technology researchers employ isolated compressive loop elements that are exclusively connected through a continuous network of tensile members (highlighted in magenta).

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Jens Bauer and Cameron Crook / UCI

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