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100-fold: Origami planes may become reality as new technique makes paper much stronger

 
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09/15/2015 06:19 PM
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100-fold: Origami planes may become reality as new technique makes paper much stronger
A new form of origami can turn paper into a structure more than two orders of magnitude (or about 100 times) stronger than the material itself, opening up new possibilities in engineering and architecture.

A trio of engineers may revolutionize the way we build things with their paper-folding discovery.

Based on the 1970s Miura-ori technique, the zippered tube is the brain child of Illinois graduate researcher Evgueni Filipov, Georgia Tech Professor Glaucio Paulino and University of Tokyo Professor Tomohiro Tachi.

The Miura-ori, named after its creator Japanese astrophysicist Koryo Miura, is a way of folding a sheet of paper into a much smaller area in one smooth motion. Miura came about the design while looking for a smarter way of folding solar arrays in space. During the folding process, every individual square remains flat, which makes the technique useful for folding rigid materials.

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Not really "new technique", but still good.
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09/15/2015 06:23 PM
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Re: 100-fold: Origami planes may become reality as new technique makes paper much stronger
Now try the same thing but with HEMP paper.





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