Folding tech using origami and nature to revolutionize technology / Karen Latchana Kenney.

Author/creator Kenney, Karen Latchana
Format Electronic
Publication InfoMinneapolis, MN : Twenty-First Century Books, an imprint of Lerner Publishing Group, Inc., [2020]
Description104 pages : col. ill. ; 23 cm
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Subjects

Contents Inside the folds : from paper to robots -- Nature's origami : leaf buds, bug wings, and proteins -- The language of folding : origami math -- Folding thick : engineering origami -- Our foldable future.
Abstract "This book discusses the history and current state of high-tech folding in the world of manufacturing and how it is informed by folding in the natural world. Readers meet the leading scientists and artists in the field, learn about the manufacturing applications of folding in aerospace and other fields, and where folding technology is going in the future"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 97-100) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2019009069
ISBN9781541533042 (lb : alk. paper)

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