DOI: 10.7566/jpsjnc.23.16 ISSN: 2188-076X

Eyes on the Children’s Construction Toy

Hirofumi Wada

Researchers have shown that the geometry and mechanics of a simple children’s toy can tell us a great deal about the mysteries of helically twisted stacking layers, a ubiquitous but surprisingly elaborate biomaterial design known as a Bouligand structure.

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