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The centuries-old tradition of folding two-dimensional paperinto three-dimensional shapes is inspiring a scientificrevolution. The rules of folding are at the heart of manynatural phenomena, from how leaves blossom to how beetles fly.But now, engineers and designers are applying its principlesto reshape the world around us—and even within us, designingnew drugs, micro-robots, and future space missions. With thisburgeoning field of origami-inspired-design, the question is:can the mathematics of origami be boiled down to one elegantalgorithm—a fail-proof guidebook to make any object out of aflat surface, just by folding? And if so, what would thatmean for the future of design? Explore the high-tech future ofthis age-old art as NOVA unfolds "The Origami Revolution."
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