Unit cell bistable elements, and particular arrangements thereof, that can transform or morph a structure from one shape to another. In certain embodiments, the current invention includes unit cell bistable elements, and particular arrangements and uses thereof, that can transform or morph a structure from one shape to another. In an embodiment, the current invention provides a method/ability to transform any four-bar compliant mechanism into a bistable compliant mechanism. It is an object of the current invention to facilitate structures morphing from one specific shape to another specific shape using unit cell bistable elements.

Unit cell bistable elements, and particular arrangements thereof, that can transform or morph a structure from one shape to another. In certain embodiments, the current invention includes unit cell bistable elements, and particular arrangements and uses thereof, that can transform or morph a structure from one shape to another. In an embodiment, the current invention provides a method/ability to transform any four-bar compliant mechanism into a bistable compliant mechanism. It is an object of the current invention to facilitate structures morphing from one specific shape to another specific shape using unit cell bistable elements.

A connection element for a support frame system includes at least two part elements configured substantially in U shape and joinable together in mirror-inverted form. The elements can be plugged into one another in mirror-inverted form, with the first part element connectable to at least one fastening element and with the second part element connectable to at least one positioning element and/or having at least one positioning element.

Disclosed are lattice materials including a truss structure obtained by arranging struts to form at least two triangles on each side of a polygon (i.e., a triangle, a quadrilateral, or a hexagon), which are used in many engineering fields, especially in materials engineering. The elastic modulus values per unit weight of many of the lattice materials produced from the truss structure are higher than those of the most existing cellular solids with stochastic cell distributions and many existing lattice materials. Using the truss structure disclosed herein, it is possible to produce two-dimensional (planar) lattice materials as well as spherical or tubular lattice structures in the form of a first cylindrical tube or a second cylindrical tube.

Disclosed are lattice materials including a truss structure obtained by arranging struts to form at least two triangles on each side of a polygon (i.e., a triangle, a quadrilateral, or a hexagon), which are used in many engineering fields, especially in materials engineering. The elastic modulus values per unit weight of many of the lattice materials produced from the truss structure are higher than those of the most existing cellular solids with stochastic cell distributions and many existing lattice materials. Using the truss structure disclosed herein, it is possible to produce two-dimensional (planar) lattice materials as well as spherical or tubular lattice structures in the form of a first cylindrical tube or a second cylindrical tube.