Origami cranes are also an international symbol for peace, hope and healing. In 2011, when a powerful earthquake hit Japan, the then-crew of the International Space Station folded paper cranes ...

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NANJING -- A team of Chinese scientists has created a six-legged "space mining robot" inspired by insects, which could be ...

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Shutterstock Origami techniques produce stiff but expandable engineering structures with potential applications across industries such as transportation, robotics and space exploration.