Origami: Art, Engineering… or Both?

PBS Member Stations rely on viewers like you. To support your local station, go to: ↓ More info below ↓ How can one sheet of folding paper inform engineering and the future of space travel? Subscribe so you never miss an episode: More info below ↓↓↓ Jinkyu “JK” Yang sees endless possibilities in a single sheet of paper. The aeronautics and astronautics professor at the University of Washington uses origami as a creative way to design foldable structures. The resulting shapes could inform new designs for a rocket’s landing gear, medical devices, or solar panels — all while pushing the boundaries of where art and science meet. Human Elements, produced by Seattle-based KCTS9, is a show about the people behind science’s facts and figures. Subscribe to PBS Terra so you never miss an episode: #HumansElements #Origami #STEM Keep up with Human Elements and PBS Terra...