This article is part of our Design special section about buildings, objects and techniques that are fighting to stay alive.

Inspired by the Japanese art of kirigami, an MIT team has designed a technique that could transform flat panels into medical devices, habitats, and other objects without the use of tools.

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The past, present and future of design meet in the Zsolnay Cultural Quarter in Pécs, at the m21 Gallery's exhibition Design Icons - Then and Now. The main aim of the show is to demonstrate that, "in ...