After a major natural disaster, one of the biggest challenges is how to quickly rebuild basic infrastructure. A lot of logistics are required to ship everything needed to build a bridge or house–and, ...

In 1936, the British mathematician Alan Turing came up with an idea for a universal computer. It was a simple device: an infinite strip of tape covered in zeros and ones, together with a machine that ...

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your account’s ‘Saved for Later’ section. Now that we’re all spending a lot more time at home, it’s a good time to pick up a new craft, whether ...

Mention origami and images of cute paper cranes spring to mind. But scientists are using the ancient Japanese papercraft to revolutionise structural engineering. Researchers have developed a new ...

When he was in 5th grade, Robin Kim had to make origami for a class project. He was hooked, and ever since then, he’s been making paper cranes as a hobby. Even though he continued working on cranes ...

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 ...

Origami isn’t just child’s play. The math and science behind paper folding can revolutionize how we make all kinds of technologies. Roboticist Shuguang Li used origami to develop soft, strong, and ...

Obojima: Tales From The Tall Grass is a unique campaign setting for Dungeons & Dragons that's full of unique backgrounds, species, and subclasses for veteran players to choose from. One of the most ...

BYU Engineering is well known for origami-inspired research and innovations, including foldable antenna systems used in space. Recently, an undergraduate student made a significant discovery—a new ...

Akira Yoshizawa, an innovative practitioner of origami who was widely considered the master of the art form, has died. He was 94. Yoshizawa died of heart failure complicated by pneumonia, on March 14, ...