Modern paper-folding enthusiasts and historians generally recognise ten main types of origami. While experts sometimes divide them into smaller sub-categories, these are the most widely accepted ...

A paper crane that flaps its wings without a single motor inside it sounds like a magic trick. But engineers at Princeton University have built exactly that: a soft robot, constructed entirely through ...

The silence of the moment a single square sheet of paper becomes a crane. When people think about starting origami or papercraft, many have the impression that it is "a child's game," "I only know ...

It’s the first of many fish I land (and release) on this two-hour excursion from the ski resort of Rusutsu on Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost island. With January temperatures below zero, Yamaguchi has ...

Abstract: This paper presents a novel modeling and fabrication technique of semi-soft mechanisms inspired by the origami twisted tower. The twisted tower is a modular origami structure consisting of ...

Hikaru Kuribayashi used origami-inspired technology to win a $100,000 prize at the 2026 Regeneron International Science and ...

Engineers at McGill University have developed a groundbreaking origami-inspired design that turns flat sheets into curved, ...

Why logistics is the real make-or-break in modular concrete work. Ask a superintendent what kept a “simple” site from feeling simple and you will rarely hear “the pour.” Y ...

Feb. 18, 2026 Ocean waves are a vast and steady source of renewable energy, but capturing their power efficiently has long frustrated engineers. A researcher at The University of Osaka has now ...