You might wonder why you would want to fold, say, a rose, when you could just print it as a fully-formed 3D model. The paper suggests that printing self-folding structures is faster and can save ...

Based on a paper by researchers at the Morphing Matter Lab at UC Berkeley, [CNC Kitchen] wanted to try making 3D printed objects that could self-assemble when placed in hot water. Similar to a ...

To do that, the team 3D printed a ceramic structure based on the Miura-ori origami pattern—which is a way to fold something flat, like paper, so it takes up less space but stays flat overall ...

In a breakthrough that blends ancient design with modern materials science, researchers @UHouston have developed a new class of ceramic structures that can bend under pressure — without breaking.