Sara Goheen, a junior at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, often folds place mats or straw wrappers into interesting shapes while she's waiting at a restaurant for the food to arrive. "It's ...

This experiment shows how to fold a square piece of paper into a water bomb (also known as an origami balloon). By carefully ...

Madonna Yoder ’17 studied rocks at MIT. But her passion is for paper—with no scissors. Today, she’s a tessellation expert who ...

In a country stacked with folklore and legends, the Japanese reverence for origami cranes stands the test of time. One tradition in particular — “senbazuru” or “a thousand cranes” — rewards patient ...