Shuki Kato, a master origami artist who has written several books on the art form, is pictured Nov. 3. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake) A photo of a bison created by origami artist Shuki Kato. Kato ...

From new ways of to to the , we've been covering a number of research and design breakthroughs that were inspired by origami here at SmartPlanet. Yes, the traditional Japanese art of folding paper ...

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Katherine Martinko is an expert in sustainable living. She holds a degree in English Literature and History from the University of Toronto. Origami was originally the Japanese art of paper folding, ...

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, ...

Toyota Motor Corp's Lexus brand unveiled a full-sized cardboard version of their new IS saloon in London on Monday (October 5). The intricate design was created to celebrate the skills of Lexus's ...

In a recent study published in Science Robotics, a research team from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology ...

Whether applied to auto collisions or rocket landings, absorbing energy from impacts is a valuable trait, and industries have been working on various solutions for years. For spacecraft, landing ...