MIT CSAIL researchers led by Stefanie Mueller created a customizable three-sided zipper inspired by a 1980s William Freeman patent. Users design and 3D-print plastic strips that zip into rigid objects. A tent sets up in 80 seconds. A wrist cast can be tightened or loosened. A motor enables robot leg height changes.
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Defeat Blood-Sucking Mosquitoes by Becoming the Bug Zapper