A historical novel based on a girl who set about folding 1,000 origami paper cranes in the shadow of World War II is the inspiration behind a summer partnership between a local children’s organization ...

A compact, foldable drone inspired by origami can unfold itself automatically and take flight within a fraction of a second. Hordes of these quadcopters, which are about the size of an outstretched ...

Micro-drones may be versatile in the air, but carry one in your pocket or bag and you run the risk of damaging its propellers. While carry cases are available for a number of models, some are catering ...

You don’t need arms to fly but engineers from Seoul National University in South Korea have developed a robotic appendage designed to give drones a better grip on the world. Inspired by origami, the ...

Take a piece of paper. Fold it in half, and you’ve turned a floppy sheet into a three-dimensional structure that can stand up, even if a bit wobbly, on its own. A few more deliberate folds, and you ...

Before becoming a physicist, before being the editor in chief of the Journal of Quantum Electronics, before helping NASA design its largest space telescope, Robert Lang learned to fold paper. Already ...