As a girl in Shanghai, China, Nancy Bjorge kept her fingers busy folding tiny paper boats. The shapes signified ingots, she says, and her grandmother pressed her to produce them by the hundreds.

What: Loveland Folds origami workshop. When: 12:30-2 p.m., first Saturday of the month. Where: Loveland Public Library, Erion Room, 300 N. Adams Ave. Cost: Free; bring 6 x 6 origami paper or colored ...

Do you know what "origami" is? It is magic made from a single sheet of paper. Origami is an easy, yet profound traditional Japanese culture which can be enjoyed anytime, anywhere, with anyone! Take a ...

As you tour the exhibit that opens at the Dayton Art Institute this weekend, you’ll have to keep reminding yourself that the pieces on view were all created from simple pieces of paper. “Above the ...

AMMAN — Born with a genetic dysfunction that prevents him from using his hands and fingers correctly in addition to a weak hearing ability, 27-year-old Faisal Isleem was forced to stop his education ...

Researchers have built a flower-shaped robot that can pick up objects more than 100 times its own weight. The robot has an origami "magic ball" skeleton, and its main advantage is that it's able to ...

NEW YORK – Thom Browne loves building fantastical worlds for his fashion shows, and his fall/winter 2025 collection was no exception. The designer filled a darkened Manhattan theater space with 2,000 ...

Think of origami and you may imagine delicate paper cranes or fortune tellers. But the art of folding paper to create 3D shapes has been used to make a flexible robot. Roboticists have shown off two ...