在微尺度光调控、微流控等前沿应用中，如何在有限空间内实现精确、可逆且可编程的结构调控，已成为智能材料与微系统领域的重点突破方向。相比传统机械或电驱动方案，磁控柔性微器件因其非接触、远程操控、响应迅速且易于集成的优势，展现出独特潜力。然而，其性能高度依 ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Like a yoga novice, electronic components don’t stretch easily. But that’s changing thanks to a variation of origami that involves cutting folded pieces of paper. In a study published ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Researchers have identified kirigami as an intriguing tool to create programmable mechanical metamaterials with unconventional mechanical and morphological responses. These ...

Origami-inspired materials use folds in materials to embed powerful functionality. However, all that folding can be pretty labor intensive. Now, researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of ...

Researchers used kirigami, the art of Japanese paper cutting and folding, to develop ultrastrong, lightweight materials that have tunable mechanical properties, like stiffness and flexibility. These ...

A new technique that mimics the ancient Japanese art of kirigami may offer an easier way to fabricate complex 3D nanostructures for use in electronics, manufacturing and health care. A new technique ...

The ancient Japanese art of kirigami, or paper cutting, has been used by researchers in the US to improve the efficiency of solar-panel tracking systems. The researchers cut a pattern in thin-film ...

Fitness trackers and smartwatches aren't known for their battery life, and it may have something to do with the inflexible, fixed-shape cell packs inside. A new experiment bears testimony to the idea ...

Grippy sneakers can mean the difference between a swift pivot shot and a sloppy turnover. Thanks to a team of material scientists from the U.S., Canada and Switzerland, nailing that shot could be ...