KASHIWA, Japan — Japanese scientists and origami masters hope to launch a paper airplane from space and learn from its trip back to Earth. It's no joke. A prototype passed a durability test in a wind ...

To get started, all you need is a standard A4 sheet of paper and the folding skills of a 4-year-old. Reading time 3 minutes Building a spacecraft could one day be as simple as folding a piece of paper ...

WSU researchers have used the ancient Japanese art of paper folding to possibly solve a key challenge for outer space travel – how to store and move fuel to rocket engines. The researchers have ...

The art of origami goes back centuries -- enough time to explore every possible crease that can be made in a sheet of paper, one might think. And yet, researchers have now found a new class of origami ...

CAROLINA BEACH, N.C. — New shape-shifting ‘Transformer bots’ have been inspired by origami. The versatile robots could transform space travel, say scientists. Taking inspiration from the ancient ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Background: Spacecraft How do you make a spacecraft? Whether you need a satellite to study what’s happening here on Earth, to make images of ...

Paper crafts are a simple and affordable way to brighten up your home. They give you endless possibilities to play around ...