Here’s a fun exercise – take a piece of paper and use a compass to draw two concentric circles that define a ring. Then replace the pencil in the compass with a hard tip to indent a concentric crease ...

An origami paper-folding pattern called the square twist is the basis of a microscopic switch that Cornell physicists say could lead to origami-inspired materials and machines. Their demonstration of ...

Tiny hands make the best origami artists. We’ve all had a long couple of months, coming up with ways to keep the kids occupied while you work from home. And we’ve surrendered to letting them play on ...

Spread the love“`html 1. A Brief History of Origami Origami, the art of paper folding, has a rich cultural history that dates back to the 17th century in Japan. The term itself comes from the Japanese ...

In 1970, an astrophysicist named Koryo Miura conceived what would become one of the most well-known and well-studied folds in origami: the Miura-ori. The pattern of creases forms a tessellation of ...

With a few folds, brightly-colored squares of paper transform into animals, birds, flowers, and trees. More talented origami enthusiasts also use their skills to create original works based on popular ...