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science29 days ago•11 min saved

Teen’s origami testing reveals ultra-strong fold for flat-pack disaster shelters

Miles Wu, 14, of New York, tested 54 variations of the Miura-ori origami crease pattern by stacking weights on folded sheets until they failed. He found that certain designs with smaller panels and steeper creases are dramatically stronger, with the top-performing fold withstanding more than 9,000 times its own weight and enabling a path toward flat-pack disaster shelters. He won the $25,000 top prize in the Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge, highlighting origami engineering as a practical tool for rapid, scalable shelter design.

via Space Daily|

#competitions #disaster-shelters #engineering

science3 months ago•9 min saved

ISS Origami: The Curious Descent of a Four-Gram Paper Plane

Researchers simulated releasing a four-gram origami paper plane from the ISS (~400 km up) to study its descent, using wind-tunnel tests to supplement the model. In the vacuum-like upper atmosphere it stays nose-first and orientation-stable for days as it spirals downward. After about four days at around 120 km altitude the descent becomes chaotic and the craft tumbles, even with a small aluminum tail. The study is not a real spaceflight but a simulation-plus-wind-tunnel investigation of how a simple paper aircraft behaves during reentry, revealing surprising stability only up to a point.

via ZME Science|

#aerodynamics #atmospheric-reentry #international-space-station

technology9 months ago•1 min saved

Revolutionizing Origami with 3D Printing Technology

A designer explores integrating origami techniques into 3D printed parts, creating flexible and strong structures by modifying fold lines and using offset panels, pushing the boundaries of what is possible with 3D printing.

via Hackaday|

#3d-printing #compliant-mechanisms #innovative-design

science11 months ago•8 min saved

Nature's Folds: How Animal Origami Inspires Technology

The article explores how nature employs origami-like folding mechanisms, such as in insect wings and microscopic protists, inspiring technological innovations like deployable space structures and robotic wings, highlighting the intricate physics and potential applications of biological folds.

via Good News Network|

#biology #insect-wings #microtubules

science1 year ago•8 min saved

Origami Techniques Unravel Key Physics Mystery

A mathematician at Cornell has discovered a surprising connection between origami patterns and the amplituhedron, a geometric shape that encodes particle interaction probabilities, leading to a proof that the shape can be decomposed into simpler parts, bridging a gap between physics and paper folding mathematics.

via Quanta Magazine|

#amplituhedron #geometry #mathematics

science-and-technology1 year ago•4 min saved

BYU Student's Origami Patterns Inspire Innovative Engineering Solutions

A BYU student discovered a new origami pattern called 'bloom patterns' with potential applications in space, medicine, architecture, and more, opening up infinite variations for practical use in deployable systems and design challenges.

via Deseret News|

#art #discovery #engineering

science1 year ago•3 min saved

Origami Flower Patterns Inspire Advanced Spacecraft Folding Designs

Researchers at Brigham Young University have developed new origami-inspired bloom patterns that can fold flat and unfold like flower petals, offering promising applications for compact, reliable space structures such as antennas, telescopes, and solar arrays, while also having potential uses on Earth for portable and expandable structures.

via Phys.org|

#bloom-patterns #deployable-structures #origami

science1 year ago•1 min saved

Origami-Inspired Patterns for Space Folding Structures

Researchers have discovered a new class of origami called bloom patterns, which are rotationally symmetric and resemble flowers. These patterns are promising for building foldable structures for space exploration due to their compactness, ability to be made from a single sheet, and scalability.

via The New York Times|

#bloom-patterns #engineering #folding-technology

science-and-technology1 year ago•3 min saved

Origami Space Planes: A Sustainable Solution to Space Debris

Researchers from the University of Tokyo propose using origami-inspired paper planes as a sustainable, low-cost solution for short-term missions and space debris mitigation in low Earth orbit, demonstrating their potential to burn up upon reentry and reduce environmental impact.

via Gizmodo|

#origami #reentry #science-and-technology

science1 year ago•3 min saved

Exploring Space Debris Solutions and Experiments with Paper Planes from the ISS

Researchers from the University of Tokyo explored using paper planes as a sustainable, biodegradable solution to space debris, demonstrating that origami-inspired spacecraft could potentially re-enter Earth's atmosphere and burn up without leaving harmful waste, offering an eco-friendly approach to space exploration and debris management.

via Phys.org|

#environment #origami #science

technology1 year ago•3 min saved

Origami-Inspired Structures for Deployable Seamless Surfaces

A study in Nature Communications introduces a novel method for creating deployable origami structures from thick materials that transform into smooth, continuous surfaces by removing specific panels, expanding potential applications in architecture, aerospace, and medical fields.

via Phys.org|

#deployable-structures #engineering-innovation #origami

science-and-technology3 years ago•2 min saved

Origami's Impact on Space Exploration: NASA's Innovative Approach

Origami is playing a crucial role in NASA's space exploration efforts. By applying the principles of origami, engineers are developing innovative folding structures that can be deployed in space, allowing for compact storage and efficient deployment of equipment and structures. This approach has the potential to revolutionize space missions by reducing launch costs and enabling the exploration of distant planets and moons.

via Global News|

#engineering #innovation #nasa

science-and-technology3 years ago•1 min saved

Unleashing the Potential of DNA Origami through Nanoscale Paper-Folding

Researchers have developed sheets of "DNA wireframe paper" that can be folded along crease lines to create various shapes at the nanoscale, mimicking the art of origami. These structures can be transformed in response to external stimuli, opening up possibilities for applications in nanotechnology and materials science.

via Nature.com|

#dna #external-stimuli #nanoscale

technology3 years ago•4 min saved

"Revolutionizing Everyday Objects with Liquid Metal and Flexible Electrodes"

Scientists have developed a liquid metal coating that can be applied to paper and other materials without an adhesive, allowing them to be turned into smart objects. The metal coating conducts heat and electricity and can be used to create origami shapes that can re-fold themselves. The researchers also built 3D structures out of individual pieces of flat, metal-coated paper that could keep their shape without falling apart. The self-adhesive liquid metal coating could be an asset to soft robots in alien environments and could provide a new route for designing space explorers.

via Ars Technica|

#liquid-metal #origami #smart-objects

robotics3 years ago•1 min saved

Flat Packable Robot Invented, Threatens Ikea's Dominance.

Researchers at Switzerland’s Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne have developed a modular, origami-inspired robot called Mori3 that can fold and unfold itself like a piece of flat-pack Ikea furniture. The robot can turn itself into a huge number of three-dimensional shapes and is an ideal candidate for assisting astronauts inside the cramped environment of a spacecraft. Mori3’s biggest selling point is its versatility, and the researchers are investigating whether multiple robots could attach themselves to each other to be even more useful.

via Futurism|

#flat-pack #modular #mori3