BEND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Origami Solar, the developer of sustainable and domestically produced steel solar module frames, today announced the appointment of Lauren Busby Ahsler, P.E., S.E., as ...

The emerging field of origami-inspired mechanical metamaterials and structures harnesses the age-old art of paper folding to achieve sophisticated, reconfigurable designs with applications ranging ...

McGill University engineers have developed ultra-thin materials that can move, fold, and reshape themselves, ...

The simplicity and elegance of origami, an ancient Japanese art form, has motivated researchers to explore its application in the world of materials. New research from an interdisciplinary team, ...

Over the last five years, BYU mechanical engineers Larry Howell and Spencer Magleby have established themselves as some of the nation's experts in applying origami to engineering. This week their work ...

The sign on the wall behind Suyi Li's desk at Clemson University has a picture of a paper swan and a quick dash of motivation, "Keep calm and origami on." The ancient art of paper folding is showing ...

Tissue engineering – the field of biomaterials research and development that combines living cells with 3D scaffolds and biologically active molecules to grow fully functional tissues – has made ...

A sheet of paper can bend, twist, and tear easily. But folded several times, it becomes stiff and can support objects many times its weight. That’s the basic idea behind “origami engineering,” an ...

Assistant Professor of Engineering Kristen Dorsey has loved origami since she was a child. “My parents were very tolerant of me trying to fold 1,000 paper cranes,” says the Chicago native, with a ...

For those who are suffering from disease or traumatic injuries, receiving an organ transplant can be the difference between life and death. But the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reports ...