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Kirigami-inspired parachute design promises pin-straight, low-cost descents every time

Engineers in Montréal design a kirigami-cut parachute that stabilizes instantly, promising low-cost aid drops and future Mars ...
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Kirigami parachute suitable for humanitarian missions stabilizes quickly and doesn't pitch

A team of engineers from Polytechnique Montréal report a new and unique parachute concept inspired by the Japanese art of ...
The Canadian Press on MSN

Polytechnique engineers design low-cost, Japanese kirigami-inspired parachute

Researchers at Polytechnique Montreal have created a concept for a parachute inspired by the Japanese art of kirigami, one ...
Oregonian

New-found parachute not from skyjacker Cooper, expert says

VANCOUVER -- Earl Cossey sounded weary last week, assessing the importance of a new-found parachute. The Dan "D.B." Cooper/parachute expert had seen it all, over and over. This week, he laughed ...