origami
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These Are The World’s Thinnest Folds
A team of scientists has created the world’s thinnest ever folds in a sheet of graphene, taking origami to the atomic scale.
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Japanese Paper Art Could Lead To Bending And Folding Electronics
LG’s G Flex phones are mostly known for their ability to bend slightly under pressure, but someday our mobile devices could be completely rolled up like a piece of paper. And researchers at the University of Michigan are hoping the art of intricate paper cutting might be the secret to that ultimate flexibility.
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Watch A Flock Of Paper Cranes Dancing Using Electricity
Video: Japanese creative group Ugoita spices up traditional origami crane figures by adding electromagnets to their feet. The paper cranes stand on a board where the electric currents are applied to make them move and dance like the most awesome boy band I’ve ever seen.
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17 Pieces Of Origami From A Huge New Show About Paper Folding
To most of us, the boundaries of origami are pretty well established: You have your cranes, your elephants, and your paper footballs. But hundreds of artists around the world use origami as a technical framework for making original art — and now, 88 of those artists are getting a high-profile show of their work.