A computer-generated Voronoi pattern had an 82 percent match with the pattern found in sea urchin skeletons. This arrangement, the team suspects, yields a strong yet lightweight skeletal structure.

The results of this study therefore provide important insights that may be used in the design of so-called smart textiles or materials, for example. These novel structures and tissues are also ...

A complex quasi-3D structure, coaxially nested convex–concave microlens array, as an example, demonstrates our capability of design and fabrication of surface elements with this method.