Sequential Self-Folding Origami Structure (VIDEO)

North Carolina State University

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Researchers at NC State University were able to control the order in which this origami 'flower' folds in on itself by manipulating how much energy each "hinge" absorbs from the given wavelength of light.

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Michael Dickey, North Carolina State University

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