Origami for Self-Folding 3-D Structures (IMAGE)

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Origami for Self-Folding 3-D Structures

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These are three-dimensional reconstructions (from confocal fluorescence microscopy) of self-folded origami structures with overall dimensions slightly below 1 mm. At left is a bird based on the design "New Flapping Bird" by Randlett, and at right an octahedron-tetrahedron ('octet') truss design independently discovered by many origamists including Huffman, Kawasaki and Resch.

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UMass Amherst

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