Origami, the ancient Japanese art of paper folding, is inspiring scientists to create new kinds of materials that can twist, ...

A paper crane starts from a simple, six by six-inch square. The first folds show no semblance of the final creation. But ...

Now, researchers think this ancient practice could be the key to the next generation of revolutionary materials. Researchers ...

Step 1: Get an A4 piece of paper, origami paper can help make things easier, but it's not essential. Fold the bottom left corner over to the top right corner, making a pointed triangular shape.

Origami—the Japanese art of folding paper—could be the next frontier in innovative materials. Practiced in Japan since the ...