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Tue Beijer, CTO and co-founder of STILFOLD looks at how the ancient Japanese art of Origami can be applied to modern engineering materials and challenges. Tue Beijer, CTO and co-founder of STILFOLD ...

The simplicity and elegance of origami, an ancient Japanese art form, has motivated researchers to explore its application in the world of materials. New research from an interdisciplinary team, ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. For most, origami is either a reflective, meditative pastime or a frustrating diversion, depending on your patience and level of skill.

A recent showcase in Dubai featured a research project from a University of Oxford engineering lecturer. Dr Chenying Liu's project, 'Origami-Informed Robots', was one of the top 100 projects selected ...

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The bridge can be ready for traffic within an hour of its initial deployment, say the researchers Engineers have successfully tested a mobile bridge based on origami that could be deployed in disaster ...

Origami, the Japanese art form that dates at least to the 17th century, creates unique patterns and shapes from paper folding. Today, origami is inspiring engineers to design active materials and ...

Engineers have successfully tested a mobile bridge based on origami that could be deployed in disaster zones. In a test, Mobile Bridge version 4.0 was set up without any foundations by only a few ...