A new approach to producing metamaterials draws on kirigami techniques to make three-dimensional, reconfigurable building blocks that can be used to create complex, dynamic structures. Because the ...

(Nanowerk News) Kirigami (also called "paper-cuts" or "jianzhi") is one of the most traditional Chinese folk arts. It is widely used in window decorations, gift cards, festivals, and ceremonies, etc.

The future of wireless technology -- from charging devices to boosting communication signals -- relies on the antennas that transmit electromagnetic waves becoming increasingly versatile, durable and ...

(Nanowerk News) 3D micro-/nanofabrication holds the key to build a large variety of micro-/nanoscale materials, structures, devices, and systems with unique properties that do not manifest in their 2D ...

Image showing how the team applied their method to map the internal trajectories of the rotating units in kirigami specimens. Credit: Qiao et al. Image showing how the team applied their method to map ...

A new image sensor designed using the principles of kirigami patterns could lead to better images from cameras and endoscopes. Developed at the University of Houston and described in Nature ...

A new form of robot unveiled this week could power daring search-and-rescue missions…by curling up at the first sign of heat. The “active kirigami” robots, developed by a team at North Carolina State ...

We can soon look forward to the end of plasters that refuse to cling on to elbows and knees, thanks to a team of MIT scientists. We’ve all been in the situation where a scratch on the knee sees us ...

Paper snowflakes, pop-up children’s books, and elaborate paper cards are of interest to more than just crafters. A team from Northwestern Engineering is using ideas taken from paper-folding practices ...