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Glaucio Paulino discusses his work on modular chiral origami metamaterials and their potential societal benefits.

Metamaterials are a special class of engineered materials, designed to have properties not found in nature. Glaucio Paulino, a professor at Princeton University, discusses his work on developing modular chiral origami metamaterials, engineering control approaches and the ways they might benefit society.

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