Self-folding origami at any energy scale

Matthew B. Pinson; Menachem Stern; Alexandra Carruthers Ferrero; Thomas A. Witten; Elizabeth Chen; Arvind Murugan

doi:10.1038/ncomms15477

Nature Communications (May 2017)

Self-folding origami at any energy scale

Matthew B. Pinson,
Menachem Stern,
Alexandra Carruthers Ferrero,
Thomas A. Witten,
Elizabeth Chen,
Arvind Murugan

Affiliations

Matthew B. Pinson: Physics and the James Franck Institute, University of Chicago
Menachem Stern: Physics and the James Franck Institute, University of Chicago
Alexandra Carruthers Ferrero: Physics and the James Franck Institute, University of Chicago
Thomas A. Witten: Physics and the James Franck Institute, University of Chicago
Elizabeth Chen: SEAS (School of Engineering and Applied Sciences), Harvard University
Arvind Murugan: Physics and the James Franck Institute, University of Chicago

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15477
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Origami is widely practiced in the design of foldable structures for smart applications and usually consists of stiff sheets that only deform along prescribed creases. Pinsonet al. take a statistical physics approach to design and characterize arbitrary patterns as a function of folding energy.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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