A cacophony of barking alerts me to the cardboard box delivered to my front door. Packed inside is a single sheet of white corrugated plastic folded into what looks like a large suitcase. My canine ...

North Carolina, USA — October 2025. Researchers at North Carolina State University have created paper-thin “magnetic muscles” that can power origami structures. The technology uses magnetic films to ...

At the annual Bridges conference, mathematical creativity was on dazzling display. By Siobhan Roberts It’s not much of an exaggeration to say that the Dutch sculptor Rinus Roelofs organizes his life ...

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What began as an art of folding paper is now reshaping technology. This film explores how origami is transforming modern engineering. Missing this one pay date may be too much for Trump, Congress to ...

Researchers have folded their way into a groundbreaking new family of origami patterns. Dubbed bloom patterns, because they resemble flowers as they unfold, the new class of origami shapes holds great ...

In 1936, the British mathematician Alan Turing came up with an idea for a universal computer. It was a simple device: an infinite strip of tape covered in zeros and ones, together with a machine that ...

It’s an ancient form of art, but now origami is providing modern solutions in the fields of space, engineering, mathematics and medicine. For one Canadian aerospace engineer, origami and its ability ...

With just a few simple folds, children can learn the art of origami and create their very own boat. Ahoy, little captains and sailors! Are you ready to embark on an exciting journey into the world of ...

While robots in space might have you thinking of the snarky droids of Star Wars or even the nefarious HAL 9000 from 2001: A Space Odyssey, most of them are much more limited in what they can do. For ...