#Découverte de l'année | Des entailles ds un parachute pour plus de stabilité? Une équipe de @polymtl.bsky.social s’est inspirée du kirigami pour concevoir un nouveau modèle de parachute.
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Parachutes inspired by the Japanese art of kirigami Cutting a pattern into a flat disc can transform it into a parachute capable of carrying small payloads, which might be used to deliver humanitarian aid

Cutting a pattern into a flat disc can transform it into a parachute capable of carrying small payloads

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Kirigami-inspired parachute deploying to slow down the delivery of a water bottle from a drone. Credit: Frédérick Gosselin

A paper in Nature shows that parachute designs inspired by kirigami — the Japanese art of paper cutting to produce 3D designs — are stable and fall close to their target. These findings could simplify parachute manufacturing, reduce costs, and improve accuracy. go.nature.com/473OMmK 🧪

That looks far from Puerto Morelos!