Making blood vessels with 3D-printed sugar
Nervous System collaborated with bioengineers at Rice University to create complex blood vessel networks using generative design and 3D-printed sugar. In a paper…
Category: science & nature
Nervous System collaborates on new 3D-printed organ research published on cover of Science
We founded Nervous System in 2007 with the goal of adapting algorithms and strategies from nature into new ways to design products; but…
microscopic art jigsaw puzzles
We are excited to announce a new series of generative jigsaw puzzles featuring microscopic art! These laser-cut, computer generated jigsaws feature microscopic photographs…
Floraform – an exploration of differential growth
Introducing Floraform, the latest generative design system from Nervous System. Floraform is inspired by the biomechanics of growing leaves and blooming flowers and…
the emergent patterns of paint wrinkling
Last weekend we ventured to the Arnold Arboretum to view the blooming lilacs. Although the flowers were spectacular, it was actually a garbage…
a curious case of ice terraces
Here in Boston, we’ve been blanketed by a record-breaking 100+ inches of snow. It has been too cold for any of it to…
structures that unfold like flowers
Inside a bud, a flower’s petals lie in wait, a tight bundle of compressed tissue. When the conditions are right, they burst forth,…
floraform – 5 point growth
I rendered this animation last night of one of my favorite floraform pieces we’ve generated so far. It exhibits an odd, spiraling, 5-form…
nature feature: mushroom undersides
For most, the word fungus evokes images of the gilled mushrooms that appear on our plates or pop up in suburban lawns. But,…
“Growing Objects” exhibit and Alaska workshops
We have two major events coming up this month. The first is our solo exhibition titled “Growing Objects” at the Simons Center for…