Origami, the Japanese art of folding paper, doesn’t seem like it could help stop bullets. But mechanical engineers at Brigham Young University have developed a new ballistic shield design for law ...

Unless modern criminals are easily distracted by paper cranes, “life-saving” probably isn’t the first word you’d think to use to describe the ancient Japanese paper-folding art of origami. That may be ...

Law enforcement may soon have better protection, thanks to BYU engineers and the ancient Japanese art of paper folding. BYU engineers developed a portable shield used to create a safe line of cover ...

There's origami strewn everywhere in the Compliant Mechanisms Research Group's lab at Brigham Young University. The intricately folded designs aren't just for decoration, and they go way beyond the ...

NASA needs ideas on how to design a radiation shield for deep space vehicles, and it's turning to origami artists and enthusiasts for help. If you're skilled in the art, that includes you. The space ...

The new heat shield is called Pridwen, named after the shield donned by King Arthur. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A private ...

The ancient art of origami has been inspiring engineers and designers for decades. The principles behind this Japanese folding technique have been appropriated by everyone from solar array designers ...

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SALT LAKE CITY, UT—January 18, 2022—AEGIX Global introduced a new NIJ Level III version of the award-winning, origami expandable Swift Shield for local, state, tribal and federal law enforcement ...