Smithsonian Magazine

Studying Clever Creases in Nature May Inspire Foldable Structures for Drones and Robots

Engineers are turning to animal origami, from insects that tuck away wings to a protist with an accordion-like neck, for ...
The Digital Universe

The next chapter in BYU's origami engineering: Student-discovered patterns unfold like blooming flowers, have major applications

BYU Engineering is well known for origami-inspired research and innovations, including foldable antenna systems used in space. Recently, an undergraduate student made a significant discovery—a new ...
The New Yorker

Inspired Insect Origami at the American Museum of Natural History

The origami menagerie that graces the tree at the American Museum of Natural History (through Jan. 8) includes beetles, butterflies, and grasshoppers, in both a nod to the past and a preview of coming ...
The New York Times

Newly Discovered Origami Patterns Put the Bloom on the Fold

Bloom patterns could be useful, as engineers build folding structures to send to outer space. They’re also very pretty. Researchers have now found a new class of origami that they call bloom patterns, ...
Smithsonian Magazine

College Sophomore Discovers New Origami Pattern That Could Be Used to Build Telescopes and Satellites

Researchers have folded their way into a groundbreaking new family of origami patterns. Dubbed bloom patterns, because they resemble flowers as they unfold, the new class of origami shapes holds great ...