New to origami? Start here! Learn 8 essential folds that form the foundation of countless beautiful designs. Perfect for beginners – get step-by-step instructions and tips to master these basic ...

(Nanowerk News) In a technique known as DNA origami, researchers fold long strands of DNA over and over again to construct a variety of tiny 3D structures, including miniature biosensors and ...

If you want to print something a few inches tall, extruded plastic is a good medium. But when you need something at the nanometer scale, DNA is a better bet — but who has the time to design and ...

In a breakthrough that blends ancient design with modern materials science, researchers have developed a new class of ceramic structures that can bend under pressure -- without breaking. In a ...

For more indoor fun, kids can learn the art of paper folding in Beginner's Origami: Birds, Beasts, Bugs & Butterflies by Steve and Megumi Biddle. This guide, with artwork from the collection of the ...

"What we have here is the proof of concept of an integrated system for manufacturing complex origami. It has tremendous potential applications," said Glaucio H. Paulino, a professor at the School of ...

Researchers used their new technique to fold a glass bar (a), create an optical resonator (b), to achieve helical bending (c), and to create a table with a parabolic reflector (middle, lower row).