Uploaded November 2017 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
Shortlisted in the ZEISS Photography Competition 2017.
Origami structures can be designed to exhibit unconventional mechanical properties. Most structures expand laterally when compressed, but the architecture of the Miura-ori fold pattern provides a negative Poisson’s ratio: it contracts in all directions when compressed in one.
This is being studied for the potential self-reinforcing ability of future protective structures. This part was additively manufactured (i.e. 3D-printed) with selective laser melting of stainless steel. This is a time-lapse video over a slow 3-minute crush test.
Shortlisted in the ZEISS Photography Competition 2017.
Origami structures can be designed to exhibit unconventional mechanical properties. Most structures expand laterally when compressed, but the architecture of the Miura-ori fold pattern provides a negative Poisson’s ratio: it contracts in all directions when compressed in one.
This is being studied for the potential self-reinforcing ability of future protective structures. This part was additively manufactured (i.e. 3D-printed) with selective laser melting of stainless steel. This is a time-lapse video over a slow 3-minute crush test.
