A Zipper Patent Sat in a Garage for 40 Years. Now It's Real

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Author: crescit_eundo

Date: 7/22/2026

Article Summary:
A team at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) brings to life a three-sided fastener, the Y-Zipper, which was conceptualized by electrical engineer Bill Freeman in 1985.