Engineers have developed a class of origami structures that unfold in one smooth motion to create flower-like shapes, which ...

The ancient Japanese art of paper-folding, or origami, is already inspiring the design of the next generation of space ...

Bloom patterns could be useful, as engineers build folding structures to send to outer space. They’re also very pretty.

Engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory are looking to the ancient art of origami to design a folding shade that would block starlight so space telescopes can focus on distant worlds. The ...