Griffis adds that air - supported structures such as the Metrodome are a particular class of tensegrity structures supported by differential air pressure. (scientificamerican.com)
In fact, according to Wikipedia, it is «also the largest Tensegrity structure in existance.» (treehugger.com)
«This is the first study, to our knowledge, that demonstrates the mechanical continuity, strain transfer, and conformational changes that result from chemical energy release from the atomic scale up through the whole - cell level, as well as how tensegrity guides those changes to drive cellular movement,» says Ingber. (sciencedaily.com)