Abstract: Disclosed herein are cushioning structures and methods for their manufacture. Certain aspects provide a cushioning structure comprising a plurality of unit cells formed in an array, each unit cell of the plurality of unit cells comprising one or more first walls parallel to a central plane and a first protruding structure that protrudes from the central plane, the first protruding structure forming a concave structure on a first side of the central plane and a convex structure on a second side of the central plane, the first protruding structure comprising one or more walls at a non-perpendicular angle to the central plane.

Abstract: The invention relates to a contact set for connecting a multi-pair communication cable having wire pairs, in particular individually shielded four wire pairs. The set comprises a male connector provided to be plugged into a female connector, the male connector comprising a first (1), a second (2), a third (3) and a fourth (4) pair of connection pins provided for being connected to corresponding wires of the wire pairs. According to the invention, the male connector further comprises a central (5) and a further (6) pairs of connection pins forming an aligned series of pins with the third and fourth pairs of pins, wherein the central pair is located in the middle of the series and the two pins of the further pair of pins are located on both sides of the central pair of pins, the third and fourth pairs of pins being each located at a respective extremity of the series.