Two rotating wheels slice paper the way an open scissors does occasionally. Absolutely marvelous for cutting wrapping paper ...

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The big thinkers at Aperture explore origami and the mathematical art of paper folding. 2025 lookback: Trump yanks federal funding from NPR in move conservative advocates said was long overdue World's ...

Buoyed by the success of her book on Japanese-inspired gift wrapping, Sonoma resident Megumi Lorna Inouye will be offering a workshop for adults of all skill levels. As a first-time author, she never ...

Buoyed by the success of her book on Japanese-inspired gift wrapping, Sonoma resident Megumi Lorna Inouye will be offering two related workshops for adults of all skill levels in Sonoma during the ...

Just as a misshapen key can't open a lock, the proteins in our cells need to have the correct 3D shape to function properly. And defects in a protein's structure can cause diseases. Proteins are ...

In this video, I create a unique origami folding door inspired by Warwick Turvey. I explain how this seemingly impossible design works, detailing the materials used, including 1" square tubing, hinges ...

Researchers used their new technique to fold a glass bar (a), create an optical resonator (b), to achieve helical bending (c), and to create a table with a parabolic reflector (middle, lower row).

Researchers from Tel Aviv University have developed a chip-based method to fold glass sheets into microscopic 3D photonic structures – a process called photonic origami. The technique could produce ...

BYU student discovers previously unknown "blooming flower" origami folding pattern. The new technique has an infinite number of variations that can expand into 3-D forms. The designs have potential ...

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 ...

The art of origami goes back centuries — enough time to explore every possible crease that can be made in a sheet of paper, one might think. And yet, researchers have now found a new class of origami ...