The Japanese art of “kirigami”, or paper cutting, has been used by scientists in the US to make electrically conductive composite sheets more elastic, increasing their strain from 4% to 370%, without ...

Nanokirigami has taken off as a field of research in the last few years; the approach is based on the ancient arts of origami (making 3-D shapes by folding paper) and kirigami (which allows cutting as ...

Grippy sneakers can mean the difference between a swift pivot shot and a sloppy turnover. Thanks to a team of material scientists from the U.S., Canada and Switzerland, nailing that shot could be ...

Laser cutting of a closed-loop kirigami pattern allows a plastic sheet to adopt the shape of an inverted bell. (CREDIT: Martin Primeau) For the smaller test models, researchers laser-cut thin sheets ...

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Measuring motion: Erin Evke demonstrates how the cut patterns in the kirigami sensor open so that it follows the curve of her shoulder. (Courtesy: Levi Hutmacher/Michigan Engineering) A low-cost ...

Researchers have demonstrated how kirigami-inspired techniques allow them to design thin sheets of material that automatically reconfigure into new two-dimensional (2D) shapes and three-dimensional ...

Kirigami is a Japanese art similar to origami, except it makes use of intricate cuts to the paper, rather than relying on folding alone, to create striking 3D art. Researchers led from the ...

Researchers have demonstrated how kirigami-inspired techniques allow them to design thin sheets of material that automatically reconfigure into new two-dimensional (2D) shapes and three-dimensional ...

New options for making finely structured soft, flexible and expandable materials called hydrogels have been developed by researchers at Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT). Their ...

A stretchable battery based on the Japanese art of kirigami could mark a breakthrough in the future of smartwatches and fitness trackers. The flexible Lithium-ion battery extends to more 150 per cent ...