London: Imagine a bridge that can take any combination of permanent loading without generating complex stresses, offering long durability without the need for repair or restructuring. Such indestructible bridges could well be possible, thanks to new architectural design by a University of Warwick professor.

The new work is inspired by nature's design principles which allow natural objects to develop simple stress patterns, thereby helping them to withstand forces applied to them (such as wind hitting a tree) with ease.