The Designspace http://thedesignspace.net/ My daily explorations, troubleshooting, solutions and discoveries. en-us ellen@thedesignspace.net Sat, 12 Nov 2005 12:34:35 -0500 Modern Origami and Polyhedral Sculpture http://thedesignspace.net/MT2archives/000220.html Origami artists have taken the field to new heights over the last few years. See some of the best of recent modern origami art here., along with links to more information about each artist. Additional resources: See also Richard Sweeney's blog on art and architectural origami"Paper and Form... Applied Origami http://thedesignspace.net/MT2archives/000045.html Examples of origami used in science and engineering: Ultra-cheap micromotor technology, allows cellphone cameras to zoom and focus. Folding makes a thin sheet of a piezoelectric ceramic material work like a motor. The micro-origami technique used to fabricate directional-sensing photodetectors and corner cube mirrors provided with electrostatic actuation A folding segmented telescope lens (Eyeglass) and another article on Eyeglass Folding...