Science writer Maya Wei-Haas shares insights from the February 2023 issue of National Geographic and takes us into the beautiful and bewildering world of emerging technologies inspired by origami.

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Researchers at the University of Washington developed small robotic devices that can change how they move through the air by 'snapping' into a folded position during their descent. According to study ...

University of Washington scientists have built a battery-free flying robot that stabilizes its descent by changing shape in mid-air—a design that was inspired by origami, according to a recent paper ...

A research team has unveiled a remarkable breakthrough in the form of a two-dimensional (2D) Metal Organic Framework (MOF) that showcases unprecedented origami-like movement at the molecular level.

Most people can fold a piece of paper by the time they're in kindergarten, but it's not child's play for a robot, which must use complex mathematical formulas to accomplish the task. That's why ...

Researchers at Arizona State University have fused the mystical arts of origami with modern materials science to create a high-performance, flexible lithium-ion battery. These batteries can be twisted ...

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