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Paper-Folding Art Reduced to the Nanoscale in Engineering Breakthrough

Nick Lavars

January 31, 2021

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A team of scientists has taken Kirigami, a a traditional art form of Japanese paper folds and cuts, down to the nanoscale for the first time, a breakthrough they say opens up new possibilities in applications ranging from robotics to aerospace.

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