Bloom patterns could be useful, as engineers build folding structures to send to outer space. They’re also very pretty. Researchers have now found a new class of origami that they call bloom patterns, ...

BYU Engineering is well known for origami-inspired research and innovations, including foldable antenna systems used in space. Recently, an undergraduate student made a significant discovery—a new ...

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Origami is the precise, historic Japanese art of paper folding. But sometimes making swans and frogs can get a little dull, right? Origami Master Mark Bolitho thinks so, and has instead turned his ...

Researchers have folded their way into a groundbreaking new family of origami patterns. Dubbed bloom patterns, because they resemble flowers as they unfold, the new class of origami shapes holds great ...

Paper stars are one of the most versatile decorations you can make, and Waldorf window stars are a special type that serve ...