Most schoolchildren know how to fold a page like this one into a hat or a boat. But while many consider it mere child’s play, more and more artists are creating startlingly original origami that ...

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have just published a paper on creating modular tubular origami machines which they call “Kinegami”, a portmanteau of “kinematic” and “origami”. The idea ...

SNOHOMISH — A tantrum in a toy store was Kim Crane’s introduction to the gentle art of Japanese paper folding. When her mother refused to buy her an origami kit, 6-year-old Kim began tearing up the ...

If you think of origami as a childhood craft, Joseph Wu's work is about to challenge your expectations. With a background in computer science and a lifelong passion for the arts, Vancouver-based Wu is ...

The Japanese word origami has long been part of the global lexicon, and this traditional paper-folding craft is now being applied to new uses in fields ranging from outer space to inside the human ...

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, ...