A groundbreaking exhibition that reveals the extraordinary power and potential of contemporary origami, “Above the Fold: New Expressions in Origami,” opens Sept. 2 at the Schaefer International ...

The action that's been reserved for thin, flexible materials is about to get a boost. Researchers studying the ancient art of origami have figured out some new ways to make rigid, thick structures ...

Edgy folds: the origami metamaterial with topological polarization. (Courtesy: Bin Lui/Cornell University) A metamaterial that is soft along one edge and rigid along the other, yet also displays ...

Programmable stiff sheets with a single low-energy folding motion have been sought in fields ranging from the ancient art of origami to modern meta-materials research. Despite such attention, only two ...

There’s no denying its elegant beauty, but the importance of a designer’s dress pattern seems inconsequential among the examples of how the art of origami has played a role in engineering, ...