As a girl in Shanghai, China, Nancy Bjorge kept her fingers busy folding tiny paper boats. The shapes signified ingots, she says, and her grandmother pressed her to produce them by the hundreds.

Figure 1: Examples of objects built with scaffolded DNA origami. Here we provide a practical guide to building objects using scaffold DNA origami. We discuss DNA origami design rules, introduce a ...

DNA origami and beyond. A) DNA octahedron that inspired development of DNA origami. B) 2D DNA origami (smiley face serves as an example). C) Hollow 3D DNA origami shapes that are folded from 2D ...

Figure 1: Schematics and photographs introducing the square twist’s essential geometric properties and mechanical characteristics. Figure 2: Experimental strain-controlled mechanical data studying the ...

Origami is all about folding paper into beautiful shapes and designs. African patterns take this art to another level by ...