New technique lets you fold flat metal or plastic into a 3D shape

New technique lets you fold flat metal or plastic into a 3D shape — TechCrunch

A computational design tool created by researchers at Carnegie Mellon and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology lets you fold a piece of metal or plastic into a “complex 3D shape” like a mask or even a shoe. “We’re taking a flat piece of material and giving it the tendency, or even the desire, to…

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Acquired a B.Sc.(Statistics/Computer Science) degree from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (Nairobi, Kenya). Also studied International Relations - post graduate - at the University of Nairobi (Nairobi, Kenya). I have had the opportunity to serve as a public servant at the Foreign Affairs office in Nairobi in addition to serving as a diplomat abroad. Travelling to a number of countries on occupational assignment certainly was a rare privilege. I loved every moment of it.

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July 19, 2016

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malibehiribae
July 19, 2016 at 4:49 am

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Magnificent innovation. Art and design industries would certainly benefit from this technology. Congratulations folks!

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