D woven baskets are geometrically sophisticated, with some incredible properties that engineers can use to design materials and technology.

People have been using flat, ribbonlike materials, such as reed strips, to make woven baskets for thousands of years. This weaving method has reemerged as a technique for engineers to create textile ...

When the season shifts and frost begins to whisper at the windows, many people turn to decor that offers warmth without ...

Woven fabric is resilient to stress because it tends to bend more than rigid materials before breaking. Jordan Lye/Moment via Getty Images People have been using flat, ribbonlike materials, such as ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. (THE CONVERSATION) People have been using flat, ribbonlike materials, such as reed strips, to ...

Early aerial photographs first highlighted the scale of Peru’s Monte Sierpe monument. Almost a century later, scientists have ...

Thousands of holes arranged in a snake-like pattern on Monte Sierpe in Peru could have been a monumental accounting device ...