The action that's been reserved for thin, flexible materials is about to get a boost. Researchers studying the ancient art of origami have figured out some new ways to make rigid, thick structures ...

The next generation of soft robots might be folding and sliding as effortlessly as living tissue, say a team of engineers who ...

NC State researchers create 3D-printed magnetic origami robots for precise, targeted drug delivery inside the body.

A new 3D printing technique can create paper-thin "magnetic muscles," which can be applied to origami structures to make them move.

Researchers in Simon Fraser University’s Additive Manufacturing Lab are replicating a distinctive artform—the subtle folding of origami—to create 3D printable technologies to aid in the fight against ...

"What we have here is the proof of concept of an integrated system for manufacturing complex origami. It has tremendous potential applications," said Glaucio H. Paulino, a professor at the School of ...

Maksud Rahman, University of Houston assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, has created a new ceramic material that can bend - but not break - with applications ranging from ...

Advanced 3D printing techniques create flexible origami robots with high magnetic responsiveness, paving the way for ...