Origami: Art, Engineering… or Both?

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How can one sheet of folding paper inform engineering and the future of space travel?
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Jinkyu “JK” Yang sees endless possibilities in a single sheet of paper. The aeronautics and astronautics professor at the University of Washington uses origami as a creative way to design foldable structures. The resulting shapes could inform new designs for a rocket’s landing gear, medical devices, or solar panels - all while pushing the boundaries of where art and science meet.
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[@artgeometrix6346]

Origami is quite possibly one of the greatest artforms there is. To me it art as all art relies to a degree on science.

[@whirr5740]

Origami is basically Aplicating geometry with paper and ancient Japan has been founded one of the most important discoveries of mankind

[@SolaceEasy]

Art and engineering are not inseparable or polar opposites.

[@Alexander-is9jo]

This channel keeps teaching me things I didn't even think about. Origami on engineering? Just WOW. Thanks guys

[@cosmicwonderhoof133]

Miles sent me here. Origami is such a nice and relaxing art. It's so precise and allows you to find the sandbox in the world.

[@KatrinaEames]

This was awesome! I love seeing how scientists learn from nature and how we are inspired to innovate by using what we already know

[@Jennifer83881]

Love the "Rollercoasters; one part thrill, one part self-care." 😂

[@muthukumarankothandaraman2371]

Kresling, Miura-Ori origami patterns are silently revolutionizing space, robotics and other engineering areas 👏👏👏

[@0HARE]

Thanks for a super interesting episode.

[@mounikareddymadadi219]

What is the name of the book in the video which the speaker referred to?

[@danielmullens2116]

Hey hope you have a good day

[@dilekaslan5455]

What kind of material I can use for origami structures? Durable, flexible and lightweight..

[@coopd.o.g.7750]

I wish more people knew origami is practical

[@cillianwalsh9244]

Awsome video!

[@net343]

It’s the art of engineering

[@infallibleblue]

Amazing

[@RF0000]

Nice

[@ballistix2787]

3:21

[@PhysicsPolice]

Beware the siren song of "efficiency". It usually comes with risk. For example, origami-inspired folding design decisions caused massive delay and budget overruns of the James Webb Space Telescope.

[@PhysicsPolice]

I wish instead of vacuous, vanity profiles like this PBS Terra would use its platform to produce *educational* content. I'm one of your audience members who wants more details. More math, technical explanations, examples, nuance, etc.

[@flymypg]

Any one of the objects shown could have yielded a great demonstration and concrete explanation. Opportunity missed. Fortunately, this kind of miss is a **very** rare thing for any PBS Digital channel!

[@Jake-fq6ir]

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[@muhammadrayhanfirdaus1309]

Second eh?

[@bertrandneveu4808]

1:31 Wheatley ?

[@dimaghabbash439]

I use origami only as art, I don't know how to use it as something else. can I make a research about it... It's necessary

[@robertsundstrom4221]

first

[@Zpajro]

why not show SpaceX landings...

[@Fenrisboulder]

Shutle? Uh... Too old