Origami—the Japanese art of folding paper—could be the next frontier in innovative materials. Practiced in Japan since the ...

Origami—the art of paper folding that originated in Japan centuries ago—could open a new frontier in innovative materials, ...

Origami, the ancient Japanese art of paper folding, is inspiring scientists to create new kinds of materials that can twist, ...

In a breakthrough that blends ancient design with modern materials science, researchers @UHouston have developed a new class ...

An origami-inspired ‘metamaterial’ has been engineered to have properties not found in natural materials — enabling it to undergo large, reversible deformations. Read the paper: Modular ...

Xuanhe Zhao, an expert in materials and robotics who was not involved in the research, said the “work opens a new and exciting avenue in origami design and applications.” “The current work ...

This material can expand, change shape, move, and respond to electromagnetic commands like a remotely controlled robot, even though it has no motor or internal gears. In a study that echoes scenes ...

Researchers at the University of Houston have created flexible, durable ceramic materials using origami-inspired designs and polymer coatings. Bendable ceramic origami material created in the UH lab ...

"This work demonstrates how folding patterns can unlock new functionalities in even the most fragile materials." More information: Md Shajedul Hoque Thakur et al, Macroscale ceramic origami ...

Xuanhe Zhao, an expert in materials and robotics who was not involved in the research, said the "work opens a new and exciting avenue in origami design and applications." "The current work has ...

has shown that origami-inspired shapes with a soft polymer coating can transform fragile ceramic materials into tough, flexible structures. Their work was recently published in Advanced Composites ...