With just a few simple folds, children can learn the art of origami and create their very own boat. Ahoy, little captains and sailors! Are you ready to embark on an exciting journey into the world of ...

The Earth’s waters are rising. Since 1880, global warming has increased the world’s sea level by eight inches, and climate scientists report that the rate of this rise will only accelerate (to the ...

In the realm of microrobotics, small and malleable machines are, in the meme-y words of Mugatu, so hot right now. Scientists appear to be doing everything they can to crack the code behind what it ...

While not an inspiring craft for the more swashbuckling adventurers out there, the Fold a Boat is ideal for solitary journeys across Europe’s rivers and streams. Canals too, as the Old Continent is ...

Building robotic grippers that can firmly grasp heavy objects and also gently grasp delicate ones usually requires complicated sets of gears, hinges and motors. But it turns out that it’s also ...

Click to viewResearchers at MIT and Harvard, it seems, have been putting those big brains to use to create automated origami. It’s crazy cool engineering, and creepy in a Frankenstein’s lab type of ...

Trying to find storage for a full-size touring or recreational kayak can be a real barrier to owning your own boat. Add to this the challenge of transporting these heavy, awkward-shaped recreational ...