Tech Xplore on MSN

One pull of a string is all it takes to deploy these complex structures

MIT researchers have developed a new method for designing 3D structures that can be transformed from a flat configuration ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN

Single string pull turns flat designs into 3D structures for modular space habitats

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

Make Alma’s No-Break, Pull-String Piñata

Pinatas are a way, way, way exciting part of many celebrations! As children swing a stick, they aim to break open the colorful container revealing the hidden treats inside. But seeing a torn, broken ...
Hackaday

Pull-string Most Useless Machine

The mechanical simplicity of this pull-string controlled most useless machine is delightful. You can see the metal gripper which is reaching up to tug on a light-fixture-style pull chain. This is how ...
Business Wire

Introducing Friskies® Pull ‘n Play™, the First-Ever Edible String Cat Treats

To celebrate the launch of Pull ‘n Play, Friskies is hosting an interactive adoption event with pro football player Steve Weatherford and celebrity cat Waffles ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Friskies is ...
Ars Technica

What to use for cable pull string?

Just wondering what folks' go-to "string" was for pulling runs through existing house walls. I thought (hoped?) that what appeared to be conduit into my house's wiring box went all the way to the ...