A cacophony of barking alerts me to the cardboard box delivered to my front door. Packed inside is a single sheet of white corrugated plastic folded into what looks like a large suitcase. My canine ...

Researchers have folded their way into a groundbreaking new family of origami patterns. Dubbed bloom patterns, because they resemble flowers as they unfold, the new class of origami shapes holds great ...

Bloom patterns could be useful, as engineers build folding structures to send to outer space. They’re also very pretty. Researchers have now found a new class of origami that they call bloom patterns, ...

Stuff by Luxe, an offshoot of the original Stuff on Valencia Street, is returning to the Mission District. Photo by Xueer Lu. Aug. 13, 2025. When Stuff, a vintage consignment store, shut down in ...

For those outside the chemistry cognoscenti, the announcement might have seemed little more than researchers patting each other on the back. But the question of protein folding had plagued scientists ...

A study published in Nature Communications presents a way to create deployable structures that transform from compact folded states into expansive configurations with perfectly smooth surfaces.

Non-recyclable, non-biodegradable, petroleum-based EPS (expanded polystyrene) foam packaging is not eco-friendly stuff. There could soon be a greener and snazzier-looking alternative, however, in the ...

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The week’s second paper-folding themed video game is a charming new indie puzzler with some very clear ideas about folding virtual paper. Paper Trail’s twist on the perspective shifting theme is that ...

The Pink Stuff, an abrasive cleaning paste, is everywhere these days. It was launched into popularity by TikTok and Instagram, where videos show creators using The Pink Stuff to scrub and scour grime ...