Challenge

Build Foams & Honeycombs

Honeycomb structure made by bees for storing honey
Honeycomb structure made by bees for storing honey

Build models of cellular structures that mimic naturally occurring structural forms.

  • What is a unit cell? What is the name of the geometric shape seen in natural honeycomb cells?
  • What is the Kelvin conjecture and the Weaire-Phelan structure?
  • How are different kinds of foam classified? What are the differences between foams and honeycombs? How do these differences affect physical properties and structural performance?
  • What are composite honeycomb structures? What properties do they have and where are they used?
  • Where else do humans mimic the structures and systems seen in nature?
  • What happens if you dip ExaPlex models in to soapy water?

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