Want more room? Not a problem. Using drones and inflatable balloon-type devices, a new kind of transformable architecture could create buildings that morph to meet our needs. Right now, a building ...

Engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory are looking to the ancient art of origami to design a folding shade that would block starlight so space telescopes can focus on distant worlds. The ...

Professor Uehara from JAIST works at the intersection of theoretical computer science, discrete mathematics, and the art of solving puzzles. His research strives to understand the computational ...

(Nanowerk News) The ancient arts of origami, the art of paper-folding, and kirigami, the art of paper-cutting, have gained popularity in recent years among researchers building mechanical ...

The best part of having your own Macworld column is the tremendous fame and prestige that comes with the job. At least that’s what my editor told me when I signed up for this gig. But aside from my ...

Engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory are looking to the ancient art of origami to design a folding shade that would block starlight so space telescopes can focus on distant worlds. The ...

Researchers categorize origami- and kirigami-based mechanical metamaterials, artificially engineered materials with unusual mechanical properties, and subdivided them into rigid or deformable ...