When people are dropped into the most dangerous of conditions – as when disaster strikes, or during exploration of another ...

A study published in Nature Communications presents a way to create deployable structures that transform from compact folded states into expansive configurations with perfectly smooth surfaces.

An origami-based structure will fold and twist in certain ways based on the structure's material properties and its geometry. When engineers prevent that natural motion, they call it "frustrating" the ...

An origami-inspired tent had to be flexible enough to inflate, but sturdy enough to withstand the elements. (Image courtesy of Benjamin Gorissen/David Melancon/Harvard SEAS) Applied mathematics ...

Researchers recently shared details on creating foldable, self-locking structures by using multi-material 3D printing. These origami-inspired designs can transition between flat and three-dimensional ...

Origami structures were folded from flat sheets of direct-printed titanium hydride ink, a technique pioneered by University of Illinois researchers. (Image Courtesy of Bok Yoep Ahn) Origami structures ...

ATLANTA, GA—By merging the ancient art of origami with 21 st century technology, researchers have created a one-step approach to fabricating complex origami structures whose light weight, ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Design by Sara Fang. Buy this photo. Origami is the art of paper folding, where people can make ...