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Polytechnique Montréal engineers designed parachutes based on kirigami—cutting paper into intricate patterns—that can automatically adapt in mid-air. The design has the potential to make air ...

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The artist makes each article of clothing in her current exhibition from the same sewing pattern, but they all have their own personalities.

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