Doctors have long wanted implantable sensors that can continuously monitor a person’s health without requiring major surgery ...

A tiny sensor that unfolds within the body could continuously monitor our heart activity and breathing after showing promise ...

Four spaced magnetic nanocubes give DNA origami rotors useful torque while reducing the variability caused by dense particle loading.

Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University have developed a variety of origami-inspired artificial muscles that can lift up to a thousand times their own weight — ...

Every day I set aside time to transform sheets of paper into colorful origami hearts. My fingers fold the paper into a series of squares and triangles that are reliant on patience and precision. I ...

Origami might seem like an unlikely source of inspiration for scientists and engineers, yet the centuries-old Japanese art of paper folding is behind all sorts of new innovations. That’s because ...