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 ...
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 ...
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 ...