Mention origami and images of cute paper cranes spring to mind. But scientists are using the ancient Japanese papercraft to revolutionise structural engineering. Researchers have developed a new ...

The group recreated paper structures in graphene, like this model of a kirigami pyramid Graphene, a sheet of single carbon atoms, has been manipulated into tiny complex structures like springs using ...

Researchers have developed a new “zippered tube” that makes paper structures that are stiff enough to hold weight and fold flat for convenient shipping and storage. The team, made up of researchers ...

It almost seems impossible - a Range Rover, driving over a bridge built from nothing but paper. The event in Suzhou, China, marked the 45th anniversary of Land Rover's Range Rover, and achieved a ...

Paper structures built using the principles of origami could lead to cheap, easy-to-make robots that are very different than their more traditional metal brethren. George Whitesides and colleagues at ...

The batteries of the future may be made out of paper. Researchers at Binghamton University have created a biodegradable, paper-based battery that is more efficient than previously possible. For years, ...

A biodegradable, paper-based battery has been developed by researchers at Binghamton University, State University at New York, which they claim is more efficient than previously attempts. Previous, ...