Perhaps the most interesting part is how much of these technologies borrow from the Japanese art of origami, and the related kirigami. Rather than trying to build three-dimensional structures ...

The researchers employed kirigami techniques to create cuts in a sheet of paper, resulting in a complex surface with numerous ...

Drawing inspiration from ancient art forms – kirigami (paper cutting) and origami (paper folding) – researchers have found a new way to create metamaterials. Artificially engineered ...