Buildings That Shed to Survive

Nature-inspired design isolates collapse, saves structures.

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  • Engineers unveil a revolutionary building design inspired by lizards, allowing structures to "amputate" parts to prevent total collapse during disasters.
  • A full-scale test pushes a two-story building to its limits, showcasing how controlled failure can save lives and infrastructure.
  • Challenging conventional wisdom, the research proves that strategic weakness can be stronger than uniform robustness in extreme scenarios.
  • Advanced simulations, validated by dramatic real-world experiments, herald a new era in disaster-resistant architecture.
  • This paradigm shift in structural engineering offers hope for safer buildings in an increasingly unpredictable world.