The elegant simplicity of folding paper has inspired researchers to explore the possibility of replicating this flexibility at the molecular level. After extensive experimentation, they uncovered ...

using his disposable folding paper microscope. Known as the Foldscope, the device can be assembled on site by the user in just a few minutes, from flat-packed components. It's made almost entirely ...

origami? Scientists at Arizona State University have created a lithium-ion battery out of carbon nanotube-coated paper -- and then, by folding it like a map, they have increased the battery's ...