Japan's traditional papercraft, origami, has come to be used in engineering, as researchers observe insects and other specimens to develop "crease patterns" that can be utilized in diverse fields.

Origami is more than a hobby in the engineering world. Illustration by dzianis, Shutterstock Origami techniques produce stiff but expandable engineering structures with potential applications ...

In the area of biomedical engineering, for example ... This essentially makes these structures into a self-assembling type of origami by designing the positioning of the hinges.

Engineers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute are trying to change that, with a new robotic arm that has been inspired by the ...

Origami structures Deployable structures are ... Sensors At Georgia Tech, civil engineering professor Iris Tien is researching how sensors can potentially improve the performance of different ...

but much like crafting paper origami, scientists are limited to the designs they can conceptualize. To overcome creative ...