In modern industrial design, components that look simple often hide a wealth of engineering complexity. Telescopic slides are a perfect example. They are inconspicuous mechanisms inside many machines, ...

A new tool for computational design allows users to turn any 3-D shape into a collapsible telescoping structure. New mathematical methods capture the complex and diverse properties of such structures, ...

A double-acting telescopic cylinder is brought back from scrap through careful repair and machining. The process highlights ...