Engineers looked to nature to find a shape that could improve all kinds of slender structures, from building columns to bicycle spokes -- they found an answer in sea sponges. Judging by their name ...
Linear finite-element analysis does not provide enough information about buckling to make correct design decisions, especially when designing lightweight components ...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -- Judging by their name alone, orange puffball sea sponges might seem unlikely paragons of structural strength. But maintaining their shape at the bottom of the ...