In 2014, Stanford professor Manu Prakash designed a paper microscope and sent it to 50,000 people. This year, he hopes to reach a million. The diversity and breadth of Foldscope’s initial users wasn’t ...

An engineer at Stanford University has created a DIY microscope, called the Foldscope, that is fashioned out of a single piece of printed-and-folded A4 paper, origami-style. This paper-based ...

Explore the magic of origami, from its rich history to basic folds, and start your paper folding journey with this engaging guide. Have you ever wondered how a simple piece of paper can be transformed ...

Origami was first known as ‘orikata’ or ‘folded shapes’. In 1880, the name changed to origami from Japanese words oru - to fold and kami- paper. It is widely known that origami is a Japanese art form ...

Want a cherry blossom that won’t wilt after peak bloom? Follow the steps below — or watch the video — to make your own origami blossom. Steps 1-8 will produce an elegant pink flower. If you’re feeling ...

Five self-published origami textbooks by Shuzo Fujimoto, who invented many origami with geometric patterns and is world-famous among origami enthusiasts, have been released in the public domain with ...

Origami, the traditional Japanese art of folding paper into shapes, is still very much a part of life here. From products in vending machines and capsule machines to everyday lifehacks, it remains a ...