Folding tech using origami and nature to revolutionize technology /
by Karen Latchana Kenney.
- Minneapolis, MN : Twenty-First Century Books, an imprint of Lerner Publishing Group, Incorporated, (c)2020.
- 1 online resource
Includes bibliographies and index.
Cover -- Front Flap -- Title Page -- Dedication -- Copyright Information -- Table of Contents -- Introduction Miura's Revelation -- Chapter 1 Inside the Folds: From Paper to Robots -- Chapter 2 Nature's Origami: Leaf Buds, Bug Wings, and Proteins -- Chapter 3 The Language of Folding: Origami Math -- Chapter 4 Folding Thick: Engineering Origami -- Chapter 5 Our Foldable Future: What's Next in Origami Technology -- Serious Origami: Becoming a Professional -- NASA's Folding Machines -- Timeline: From Origami Art to Space Applications -- Glossary -- Source Notes Selected Bibliography -- Further Information -- Index -- Photo Acknowledgments -- About the Author -- Back Flap -- Back Cover
Space probes, self-assembling robots, crash-absorbing cars, and designer proteins all have one thing in common: their use of folding technologies. To develop these technologies, engineers are taking inspiration from an unusual source'origami, the ancient art of paper folding. Examine origami's origins, how it intersects with mathematics, and how it became a tool to solve some of the most complicated challenges in engineering, architecture, technology, and medicine today. Plus, get a close-up look at these technologies with two augmented reality images included in the book!