The safety pin is a small domestic object that appears settled and complete, yet it carries a design feature that invites ...

Abstract: Statically balanced spring mechanisms are used in many applications that support our daily lives. However, creating new designs is a challenging problem since the designer has to ...

It takes place from the 12th to the 15th March - coinciding with with London Design Week- with a programme of exhibitions, workshops, talks, installations, and day-to-night experiences. The theme for ...

Abstract: This paper presents a novel near-zero stiffness MEMS accelerometer, based on a dual nonlinear curved beams anti-spring mechanism. The mechanism consists of two nonlinear curved beams ...