As society, technology, and architecture have evolved, designers and architects have embraced novel construction systems and innovative approaches to reshape the built environment. This advancement ...

Axel Thallemer leads Festo’s Pneumatic Structures Group, researching and developing new applications for inflatable air-filled membranes. Prototypes so far launched by the group range from the Festo ...

The plant liana, whose stabilization rings of woody cells heal spontaneously after suffering damage, serves as a natural example to bionic experts of self-repairing membranes. Such membranes could ...

This release is available in French and German. A hole in an inflatable boat is only a disaster if the air escapes too quickly to reach the safety of land. It's somewhat less dramatic but nonetheless ...

A bespoke inflatable dam manufactured in Manchester is providing flood protection in Amsterdam, writes Mike Saunders, Dunlop GRG's business development manager The Netherlands has a long history of ...