A Publication from Impossible Fibers
Assembly Required
The next revolution in manufacturing won't begin with new materials. It will begin with new ways of thinking about how materials come together. Assembly Required explores that future through biology, engineering, and the lessons hidden in the natural world.
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Humanity Makes Noodles. Nature Makes Machines.
The spider in your backyard is a wonder of manufacturing capability.
The Missing Emulator
Why soft matter needs its own digital twin, and how fibers make it possible.
Impossible Fiber Beginnings
A twelve-minute talk from 2024 on learning from nature for hierarchical spinning.