Mechanical metamaterials exhibit properties and functionalities that cannot be realized in
conventional materials. Originally, the field focused on achieving unusual (zero or negative) …

Mechanical metamaterials are man-made structures with counterintuitive mechanical
properties that originate in the geometry of their unit cell instead of the properties of each …

Thin sheets have long been known to experience an increase in stiffness when they are
bent, buckled, or assembled into smaller interlocking structures. We introduce a unique …

Origami is used beyond purely aesthetic pursuits to design responsive and customizable
mechanical metamaterials,,,,,,,. However, a generalized physical understanding of origami …

Thin sheets assembled into three dimensional folding origami can have various applications
from reconfigurable architectural structures to metamaterials with tunable properties …

Metamaterials are man-made designer matter that obtains its unusual effective properties by
structure rather than chemistry. Building upon the success of electromagnetic and acoustic …

We show that the simplest building blocks of origami-based materials—rigid, degree-four
vertices—are generically multistable. The existence of two distinct branches of folding …

As we enter the age of designer matter—where objects can morph and change shape on
command—what tools do we need to create shape-shifting structures? At the heart of an …

Origami-inspired structures and materials have shown extraordinary properties and
performances originating from the intricate geometries of folding. However, current state of …

Origami structures have been widely used for impact energy absorption in lightweight
structures. Recently, Miura-ori metamaterial structures have been attractively investigated …