Origami-inspired materials could soften the blow for reusable spacecraft

Inspired by the paper folding art of origami, a University of Washington team created a paper model of a metamaterial that uses ‘folding creases’ to soften impact forces for potential applications in spacecraft, cars and beyond. Inspired by the paper folding art of origami, a University of Washington team created a paper model of a metamaterial that uses ‘folding creases’ to soften impact forces for potential applications in spacecraft, cars and beyond. Credit: Kiyomi Taguchi/University of Washington

Inspired by the paper folding art of origami, a University of Washington team created a paper model of a metamaterial that uses “folding creases” to soften impact forces and instead promote forces that relax stresses in the chain.

Source: phys.org