When everyday materials are pulled, they stretch or elongate in the direction of the pull and become narrower in ...

When a user pulls the string, the structure moves smoothly into its final 3D form. If the user releases the string, the ...

The Auxetic Pavilion at Kyushu University examines freely formed, three-dimensional surfaces that are suitable for use as adaptive shading elements. The slender Auxetic Pavilion at Japan’s Kyushu ...

Inspired by kirigami, a type of Japanese paper art, researchers have created a new material that transforms from a grid into ...

Regardless of whether it is strained or compressed, the new material always expands. Copyright: Thomas Heine et al. Researchers have discovered a two-dimensional ...

One study on using auxetic materials in bra straps found that "auxetic polyester and nylon structures exhibited remarkable pressure distribution capabilities." The design tool devised by the NIST and ...

Most of us expect materials to behave in a familiar way. When you pull on fabric, it stretches longer and becomes thinner.

Shoes aren’t one-size-fits-all, but German brand WertellOberfell thinks they could be. Using 3D printing, the company has devised a pair of laceless shoes that naturally adapts to the wearer’s foot.

Auxetics defy common sense, widening when stretched and narrowing when compressed. NIST researchers have now made the process of using them much easier. Such common-sense-defying materials do exist.