Honeycomb structures are extensively utilized in materials engineering due to their attractive structural and mechanical characteristics, like low weight and high porosity. Japanese researchers ...

A number of plants disperse their seeds in a rather artistic way: the seed capsules of the ice plant Delosperma nakurense, for instance, unfold lids over the seed compartments in the manner of a ...

The Japanese word origami has long been part of the global lexicon, and this traditional paper-folding craft is now being applied to new uses in fields ranging from outer space to inside the human ...

As a low-cost option for packaging that is easy to mass produce and configure, self-folding origami structures represent a promising approach to protect fragile goods, such as agricultural produce or ...

Some plants do not need living cells that promote movement with their metabolism in order to react. Awns bend when they are wet; cones open when they dry in air. "In the seed compartments of ...

Founded by Canadian architects Stephanie Forsythe and Todd MacAllen, molo studio showcased their ‘soft collection,’ a line of honeycomb paper furnishings, at Greenbuild 2015. The flat-pack structures ...