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New paper out! Click beetles in PNAS

Posted on January 27, 2021January 27, 2021 by Alison Dunn

Latch mechanisms are one of the most fun mechanical systems, yet we rarely teach about them, or research them. When the ketchup bottle is open and closed, the problem is solved. But what if that little snap didn’t just hold the lid closed, but was designed to snap open a huge structure? That’s what the […]

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