Many of us could happily fold a paper crane, yet few feel confident solving an equation like x³ – 3 x² – x + 3 = 0, to find a value for x. Both activities, however, share similar skills: precision, ...

A mathematical simulation of a single vertex folding, with its projection onto a sphere. Credit: Tom Hull Most traditional origami models fold flat, meaning you could press the model in a book without ...

But one of the key hurdles when bringing origami or kirigami to engineering is that these techniques often make things rather ...