Dynamically variable negative stiffness structures

Variable stiffness structures that enable a wide range of efficient load-bearing and dexterous activity are ubiquitous in mammalian musculoskeletal systems but are rare in engineered systems because of their complexity, power, and cost. We present a new negative stiffness-based load-bearing structur...

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Published in:Science advances 2016-02, Vol.2 (2), p.e1500778-e1500778
Main Authors: Churchill, Christopher B, Shahan, David W, Smith, Sloan P, Keefe, Andrew C, McKnight, Geoffrey P
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Animals
Bioengineering - instrumentation
Bioengineering - statistics & numerical data
Biomechanical Phenomena
Humans
Materials Engineering
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SciAdv r-articles
Vibration
Weight-Bearing
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