The rapid advancements in satellite technology have been inextricably bound up with the support provided by sophisticated space folding mechanisms. In addition, with the rapid progression of space ...

A study published in Nature Communications presents a way to create deployable structures that transform from compact folded states into expansive configurations with perfectly smooth surfaces.

Origami-inspired mechanical metamaterials harness folding principles to achieve novel combinations of stiffness, deployability and shape morphing. By integrating rigid panels, elastic hinges and ...

Design by Sara Fang. Buy this photo. Origami is the art of paper folding, where people can make cranes, flowers and other objects out of paper. But Evgueni Filipov, associate professor of civil and ...

In typical rollable structures, the cross-section is flat in the storage phase so that it can wrap smoothly around a central hub, and transforms into a corrugated cross-section in the deployed phase ...

BYU's origami-inspired antenna self-deploys for space applications. Produced by BYU Video. It's hard to imagine modern life without cell phones, GPS navigation, wide-spread internet, weather ...

Researchers at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Seoul National University, have applied the principle of interlacing to an origami-inspired structure and developed a "Foldable-and-Rollable ...

A 4D-printed structure pairs origami panels with a lattice core to fold flat for storage and bear heavy loads once deployed. (Nanowerk Spotlight) When the James Webb Space Telescope launched in ...

When people are dropped into the most dangerous of conditions – as when disaster strikes, or during exploration of another planet – they generally have the highest number of needs and the lowest ...

The ability for structures to change geometry in order to deliver a particular capability can be useful in a range of applications, including biomedical engineering, robotics, aerospace and civil ...