With his expertise in chemistry and math, scientist Fred Baur invented potato chips in the shape of a hyperbolic paraboloid. Lightweight chips like Pringles can fly off the conveyor belt. This shape, ...

A lattice structure, originally printed flat, has morphed into the outline of a human face. CREDIT: Lori K. Sanders Researchers have succeeded in 4D-printing material lattices that can shape-morph ...

Research by scientists into why some bacteria have different shapes has found that a curved shape can make it easier to find food. Computer simulations were used to compare the swimming of differently ...

The Monroe roll-forming method produces parts with curved sides, conical shapes, and profiles with varying cross-sections. A new method of roll forming steel sections promises substantial cost ...