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 ...

A new robotic gripper is a strong “hand” with a soft touch. The bell-shaped gripper has a silicone rubber skeleton with an intricate origami design, wrapped in an airtight, latex rubber skin. When a ...

The $249 Ori umbrella uses origami to do away with that pesky (but long-standing) design feature: the steel frame. But is it ...

A challenge increasingly important to physicists and materials scientists in recent years has been how to design controllable new materials that exhibit desired physical properties rather than relying ...

Origami’s early adopters didn’t have furniture on their minds—they were likely more concerned with crafting 1,000 paper cranes to curry favor with the gods. Yet the Japanese art has left quite the ...

A new 2-D concept for footwear could bring affordable, environmentally friendly shoes to your mailbox. One day, you’ll open a flat package delivered from a nearby production factory, take out a piece ...

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 ...

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 ...

Talk about ingenious design and engineering. In an effort to make wearing condoms more appealing to men everywhere, a small California-based business called “Origami Condoms” has come up with a new ...