WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The way that an earwig insect folds its wings could be applied to how engineers preprogram technology to perform certain tasks, according to research published on March 23 in ...

Robert Lang's fascination with origami began as a child after he was given a book showing how to fold and crease a sheet of paper to create three-dimensional figures. He loved reading and following ...

Earwigs unfurl their wings in ways that defy the rules of origami. To some, they might be no more than pesky garden insects and occasional nuisances. But upon looking more closely, their anatomy might ...

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For researchers at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), it seems as though evolution and inevitability were the two primary factors in developing the latest bio and origami-inspired ...

To quickly unfurl and refold their wings, earwigs stretch the rules of origami. Yes, those garden pests that scurry out from under overturned flowerpots can also fly. Because earwigs spend most of ...