Anonymous Coward User ID: 47676940 Bulgaria 09/15/2015 06:19 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | 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. [ link to www.rt.com] Not really "new technique", but still good. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 70336576 France 09/15/2015 06:23 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: 100-fold: Origami planes may become reality as new technique makes paper much stronger Now try the same thing but with HEMP paper. |