A research team from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Montreal Polytechnique University has presented a new parachute concept inspired by the traditional Japanese art of paper cutting.

WEST POINT, N.Y. -- On the precipice 240 miles above the earth, Jeff Williams was ready to enter into the void. It was a feeling he'd become used to over the years; solid ground beneath your feet, ...

Although humans inhabit a 3D world, much of our design practice is rooted in two dimensions. Paper, textiles, sheet metals, wood planks and plastic panels are all manufactured in two dimensions, and ...

The Air Force’s Agility Prime program awarded a phase I small business technology transfer (STTR) research contract to Jump Aero and Caltech to create an electronic parachute powered by machine ...

Behind every military aerial delivery is a highly skilled group that meticulously prepare the chutes and the packages that seem to fall effortlessly out of their military transports. They are called ...