What used to be a fun way for Winnie Leung to spend time with her grandma as a young kid in Hong Kong is now being touted as the latest must-try technique for calming the mind and finding your Zen.

Explore the magic of origami, from its rich history to basic folds, and start your paper folding journey with this engaging guide. Have you ever wondered how a simple piece of paper can be transformed ...

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Ready to blow off some steam after a very productive week? Sure you are. It's Friday, which means it's time to whip a handmade origami star at your cubicle mate just to wish him or her a happy weekend ...

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, ...

Paper is one of the most essential items in our everyday life, whether we are at home, school or office. The uses of this versatile material are many. For instance, for written and printed ...

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 ...

Origami: It’s not just art anymore. Engineers are harnessing the Japanese art of paper-folding to build in smarter, more efficient ways. A team of researchers designed a self-folding robot that can ...

It’s alive! Using some paper, a circuit board and the plastic used in Shrinky Dinks, a team of researchers has designed an origami-inspired crawling robot that folds itself into working order in about ...