Researchers at TU Delft have combined origami techniques and 3-D printing to create flat structures that can fold themselves into 3-D structures like tulips. The structures self-fold according to a ...

Mori3's triangular, modular design allows it to fuse with its companions, and could one day make it into space. By Andrew Paul Published Jun 13, 2023 10:00 AM EDT Get the Popular Science daily ...

Explore the properties of 2D shapes from one-sided circles to the eight-sided octagons. What is the difference between a 2D shape and a 3D object? Learn the difference between basic 2D and 3D shapes ...

Shapes are everywhere. If you look around, you may be able to see circles, squares and even triangles in the furniture or the flooring. If you step outside, into a garden, park or even the grounds at ...

Flat-pack furniture is commonplace, and flat-pack pasta might be one day too. Wen Wang of Carnegie Mellon University in Pennsylvania and her colleagues have developed edible 2D pasta that swells into ...

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Here’s some good news for all the fools who thought 3D TV was going to be the next big thing back in 2013. Researchers at MIT have developed a system that converts 2D video into 3D. The resulting 2D ...