Whether applied to auto collisions or rocket landings, absorbing energy from impacts is a valuable trait, and industries have been working on various solutions for years. For spacecraft, landing ...

A plastic bladder folded into an origami shape can stand up to cryogenic temperatures. (WSU Photo) Build a better fuel tank, and the space industry will beat a path to your door. At least that’s what ...

Future spacecraft and rockets may have softer landings thanks to technology inspired by origami, the Japanese art of folding. A research team created a paper model of a metamaterial — a highly ...

PULLMAN, Wash. -- The ancient Japanese art form of origami could hold a key to solving a challenge for space travel, researchers with Washington State University have found. The researchers have ...

A cacophony of barking alerts me to the cardboard box delivered to my front door. Packed inside is a single sheet of white corrugated plastic folded into what looks like a large suitcase. My canine ...