McGill University researchers have discovered a new way to fold flat sheets into smooth, curved shells that can switch from ...

Miles Wu folded a variant of the Miura-ori pattern that can hold 10,000 times its own weight Ramsha Waseem | Freelance writer Wu’s innovation won the top prize of $25,000 at the 2025 Thermo Fisher ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — A Providence man looking out the window after Sunday night’s snowstorm spotted an unexpected visitor just outside his home: an exotic lizard. The New England Wildlife Center ...

Origami has become known as a miracle technique for designers. Elegant compliant mechanisms can leverage the material properties of a single geometry in ways that are sometimes stronger than those of ...

The amplituhedron, a shape at the heart of particle physics, appears to be deeply connected to the mathematics of paper folding. The amplituhedron is a geometric shape with an almost mystical quality: ...

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).

A new family of origami shapes that unfold like flower petals could be used to design more effective structures in space, like telescopes or solar panels. Origami structures, based on the Japanese ...

Bloom patterns could be useful, as engineers build folding structures to send to outer space. They’re also very pretty. Researchers have now found a new class of origami that they call bloom patterns, ...

A mysterious cartoon lizard has become TikTok’s latest rising star. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The green reptile, standing in ...