A humble concept from ancient Japanese design might remake the way supplies are dropped from the air. Polytechnique Montréal ...

First, print the parachute template at the bottom of this story or draw a large square on a piece of newspaper. 1. Color your parachute. 2. Cut it out. 3. Tape a piece of string to each inside corner.

A team of engineers from Polytechnique Montréal report a new and unique parachute concept inspired by the Japanese art of ...

Parachutes rarely get the credit they deserve. They transform deadly freefall into a gentle descent, saving lives in war ...

When a conventional parachute is deployed, it cannot simply fall vertically towards its target. To protect itself from turbulence, which can cause its canopy to collapse, it glides at an angle that ...

If you have a fear of heights and find yourself falling out of an airplane, you probably don’t want to look up to find your parachute full of holes. However, if the designer took inspiration from ...

Nothing useless can be truly beautiful, 19th-century textile designer William Morris once said. Now, a team of engineers at ...

A team of researchers in France and Canada might have just improved upon humble parachutes by making lots of holes in them.