Problem: Design a portable, pneumatic system to cycle air (or whatever your favorite gas is) with high precision over periodic intervals from atmosphere to an inflatable actuation reservoir, across a wide range of flow rates, and volumes, while being flexible and easily assembled without much in the way of tooling. Initial Condition: […]

  We’ve all heard of or (hopefully not) experienced irritating mystery device failures before: A brand new iPhone explodes and causes some minor burns; a week old Nexus screen suddenly develops a hairline crack that the phone company won’t replace; an SD card that was working perfectly fine one day and has never been ejected, […]