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It Took 40 Years for Technology To Catch Up to This Revolutionary Zipper Design

A decades-old patent from MIT Professor Bill Freeman inspired the new “Y-zipper,” a three-sided fastener that can snap gear, robots, and art into shape with the push of a button.

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