The traditional Japanese art of origami may have originated using paper, but now, the intricate folds have inspired what scientists claim to be "the world's fastest, largest, strongest, and lightest ...

One of the problems with natural disasters and man-made disasters alike is that you can't always tell when they're going to happen. Sometimes, they knock out important structures, like bridges that ...

[youtube =http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RL9IB90M2o&w=537&h-302] Natural disasters have a way of showing us how fragile and unpredictable our lives can be. Survivors ...

Eat your heart out, GI Joe Bridge Layer. A team from the Graduate School of Engineering in Hiroshima University has developed a temporary and portable bridge design that unfolds itself like an ...

Load-bearing structures like bridges and shelters can be made with origami modules -- versatile components that can fold compactly and adapt into different shapes -- engineers have demonstrated. For ...

Engineers have successfully tested a mobile bridge based on origami that could be deployed in disaster zones. In a test, Mobile Bridge version 4.0 was set up without any foundations by only a few ...

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The bridge was demoed for the first time late last month, when the MB4.0 was successfully set up to allow several cars to cross the Hongo River in Fukuyama City. While other makeshift bridges are ...

Engineers have successfully tested a mobile bridge based on origami that could be deployed in disaster zones. In a test, Mobile Bridge version 4.0 was set up without any foundations by only a few ...

In a test, Mobile Bridge version 4.0 was set up without any foundations by only a few people over the Hongo River in Fukuyama City, Japan. A vehicle travelled easily and safely across it. The bridge ...