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The 3D print job that keeps quake damage at bay

An easily produced seismic isolator designed to protect buildings from earthquakes mimics the bones of human limbs.
Motion animation showing the telescopic tendons in action.

Motion animation showing the telescopic tendons in action. Credit: F. Fraternali et al./Nonlinear Dyn. (CC BY 4.0)

A device inspired by human arms and legs could help to reduce how much a building shakes during an earthquake.

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Nature 600, 10 (2021)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-021-03506-2

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  1. Fraternali, F., Singh, N., Amendola, A., Benzoni, G. & Milton, G. W. Nonlinear Dyn. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11071-021-06980-5 (2021).

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