LA CANADA >> Tony Hua tried his hand at origami in the past, but paper cranes and Hello Kitty pale in comparison to the origami-inspired endeavor he’s been a part of at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory ...

From new ways of to to the , we've been covering a number of research and design breakthroughs that were inspired by origami here at SmartPlanet. Yes, the traditional Japanese art of folding paper ...

When Kevin Costner's corn field whispered "If you build it, they will come," it was relaying a message to create a baseball field -- a field of dreams on which Costner's character could exorcise his ...

Take a piece of paper. Fold it in half, and you’ve turned a floppy sheet into a three-dimensional structure that can stand up, even if a bit wobbly, on its own. A few more deliberate folds, and you ...

The ancient Japanese art of origami is useful for making more than just pretty paper cranes and owls. In the future, the practice may be used to produce new human organs–an alternative to the 3-D ...