The ancient art of origami has been inspiring engineers and designers for decades. The principles behind this Japanese folding technique have been appropriated by everyone from solar array designers ...

Chances are you’ve never folded an origami swan with thoughts that it could save your life. Engineers at Brigham Young University did — well, kind of. It’s not a swan, but the inspiration is hard to ...

Andrew Bloomfield wants anyone caught in an active shooter nightmare to unfold a path to safety. Disgusted by the mind-numbing trend of senseless, mass violence in recent years, the University of ...

(KUTV) BYU engineering professors have developed a lightweight Kevlar shield in hopes of better protecting law enforcement. According to BYU News, the origami-inspired shield is made up of "12 layers ...

Researchers at the University of Cambridge and the University of Queensland have created the HappyShield, an origami face shield that is made by folding a sheet of clear plastic. By folding along the ...

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