September 1, 2008 — Mathematicians design new figures in a traditional art form called origami, using modern techniques. Innovations developed in pursuit of the art find application in multiple fields, including applied mathematics and engineering. One application is the use of folding algorithms to pack air bags.
Can a piece of paper save your life? You probably don't know one modern invention was derived from the science of origami, the ancient art of paper folding.
"What first got me as a kid was the idea that you can create all these different shapes from such a simple starting material -- an uncut sheet of paper," says origami artist and engineer Robert Lang, Ph.D.
Origami is the traditional technique of Japanese paper folding. Modern science agrees there's a lot they couldn't do with out this ancient art form.
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