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Professor Spencer P. Magleby has received the Abraham O. Smoot Citizenship Award

September 05, 2023 11:38 AM
Brigham Young University (BYU) announced that Professor Spencer P. Magleby has received the Abraham O. Smoot Citizenship Award during its annual university conference general session, Monday, August 28, 2023. This prestigious award is presented annually to one university faculty member who has demonstrated sustained service and personal sacrifice to the BYU community.
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CMR Students Present at the International Design Technical Conference

August 30, 2023 12:36 PM
Several CMR students and faculty attended the International Design Technical Conference in Boston, MA on August 29. Students presented work related to several technical papers, including deployable space arrays for LIDAR telescopes, surrogate folds for origami-based design include graphite fiber hinges, origami-based design of furniture for childcare and optimized structures for origami flasher patterns. Congratulations to presenters Bethany Parkinson, Philip Klocke, Ivy Running, Katie Varela, Hunter Pruett, and Jared Hunter.
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Dr. Zhong You of Oxford University Visits the CMR Lab

April 03, 2023 06:26 PM
Our lab was fortunate enough to host Dr. Zhong You, Professor in the Department of Engineering Science of Oxford University and a Tutorial Fellow at Magdalen College. Dr. You worked with our students and gave a colloquium presentation on some of the recent projects he has been working on.
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CMR Undergraduate Students Present Research at UCUR

March 16, 2023 06:28 PM
This year five of our students got to present at the Utah Conference of Undergraduate Research! We shared our research on deployable arrays for use in space telescope applications, cross frame thickness accommodation for origami...
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Compliant Mechanisms and Origami-based Engineering Explained

February 10, 2023 06:34 PM
Origami
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CMR Students Present at UCUR

February 08, 2020 06:42 PM
This week, four of our students got to present at the Utah Conference of Undergraduate Research! We shared our research on adapting origami principles to improve performance of disposable incontinence products, and on designing origami-based furniture. Congratulations to Diana Bolaños, Bridget Beatson, Corinne Jackson, and Bethany Parkinson.
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Article on Developable Mechanisms published in Science Robotics

January 17, 2020 02:09 PM
On Jan 13, 2019, researchers from BYU published a paper on Developable Mechanisms in Science Robotics. This research was done by the Compliant Mechanisms Research Group.
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Veritasium features Dr. Robert Lang and the CMR's origami-based research

January 16, 2020 06:40 PM
In a thrilling YouTube video, Veritasium shows Dr. Lang's mathematical approach to origami and explores the engineering applications of origami. The video explains how origami--especially thick origami--can give structures beneficial motions unattainable by other means. Dr. Howell shows examples of origami in engineering created by the CMR, which include an expandable catheter, a collapsible bulletproof barrier, and deployable forceps.
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Veritasium explores benefits of compliant mechanisms with Dr. Larry Howell

January 14, 2020 06:44 PM
In his YouTube video, Veritasium has an interactive interview with Dr. Howell. Veritasium invents the "8 P's of Compliant Mechanisms," which explain the benefits of compliant mechanisms over other types of mechanisms.
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Origami research highlighted on BYUradio

May 07, 2019 06:43 PM
Dr. Magleby was interviewed by BYUradio as part of their show "Top of Mind" about the work done with origami for medical devices and space applications. Here is a link to the episode: http://www.byuradio.org/episode/bab9f1f6-559a-4582-a83c-42ad862d886b/top-of-mind-with-julie-rose-power-of-sports-origami?playhead=5131&autoplay=true
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The National Science Foundation highlights CMR research in NSF Science Now

April 26, 2019 06:46 PM
Dr. Howell, Dr. Magleby, and many students of the CMR lab are featured in the National Science Foundation's 63rd episode of NSF Science Now. The episode discusses developable mechanisms, or mechanisms that can be integrated into the surface of a curved structure. While Dr. Magleby mentions potential applications of developable mechanisms in the Iron Man suit, Dr. Howell mentions applications in the medical and space industry.
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Taking Origami to Space

December 18, 2018 02:41 PM
Italian astronaut Paolo Nespoli demonstrates the use of innovative origami designs created by CMR engineers
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Inaugural Mechanical Design Collective Colloquium by Dr. Robert Lang

December 14, 2018 06:50 PM
The Mechanical Design Collective was honored to hear from Dr. Robert Lang for the group’s inaugural colloquium event held in the Karl G. Maeser Building lecture hall. The title of Dr. Lang’s talk was “From Paper to Steel: Origami in Other Media” and spoke to the group about his journey in designing origami with paper to creating larger-than-life-size origami designs and creations. The colloquium included a discussion about how the lessons learned can influence the group’s research.
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CMR Helps Form the Mechanical Design Collective in the New Engineering Building

December 11, 2018 06:48 PM
The Compliant Mechanisms Research group has joined forces with two other research groups, BioMEMS and the Design Exploration Group, to form the Mechanical Design Collective. The new lab space is housed in the new Engineering Building. Each of the research groups are rooted in Mechanical Engineering and design, but focus on different aspects of the field. In planning for years, the Mechanical Design Collective provides an opportunity to collaborate with one another and to make a difference for good throughout the world.
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Ph.D. grad, NASA research fellow leads by example

November 13, 2018 02:44 PM
From age 13, Alden Yellowhorse wanted to be an engineer. After transferring to BYU for his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, going on to get a Ph.D. was not his expectation. However, the decision to get his Ph.D. has opened doors for personal, professional and academic growth – including an ongoing research relationship with NASA. Learn more about his fascinating research and path at BYU news.
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Dr. Guimin Chen, visiting professor from China, to do research with CMR Lab

September 07, 2018 05:01 PM
Guimin Chen is a visiting professor at the Compliant Mechanisms Research (CMR) Lab of Brigham Young University. Before this visit, he worked at CMR as a visiting scholar for a year starting from October 2007. He earned his bachelor's and master's degrees in Mechatronics and doctorate in Mechanical Manufacturing and Its Automation from Xidian University in 2000, 2003 and 2005, respectively, where he leads a Compliant Mechanisms and Robotics Research group.
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"Y Origami?: Explorations in Folding" Released

January 11, 2018 02:42 PM
The new book “Y Origami?: Explorations in Folding” has been published by the American Mathematical Society. Many thanks to our own David Morgan and many, many others who have contributed.
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CMR Research Group tops the podium at ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences

November 06, 2017 02:40 PM
The BYU Compliant Mechanisms Research Lab enjoyed enormous success at this year’s Design Engineering Technical Conferences hosted by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Students claimed first and second place in the Graduate Division of the 2017 ASME International Student Mechanisms Design Competition in Cleveland, Ohio, in August.
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