Polytechnique Montréal engineers designed parachutes based on kirigami—cutting paper into intricate patterns—that can automatically adapt in mid-air. The design has the potential to make air ...

Katherine Martinko is an expert in sustainable living. She holds a degree in English Literature and History from the University of Toronto. The versatility of paper is well-known in sustainability ...

Constance Andrews is a living reminder that age is a state of mind. The 98-year-old former Eldred Township teacher practices the art of Scherenschnitte, also known as paper cutting. But that falls far ...

Parachutes rarely get the credit they deserve. They transform deadly freefall into a gentle descent, saving lives in war zones, rescue missions, and even humanitarian aid drops. But they come with a ...

Have you ever cut out paper snowflakes? You probably didn't use a big, clunky pair of sheep shears to do it, did you? Historically, the people of Poland have cut wycinanki (pronounced vee-chee-NAN-kee ...

A new, cutting-edge concept for solar panels started with two tools: paper and scissors. Inspired by the Japanese art of kirigami, researchers at the University of Michigan have created a lattice-like ...

Peter the Great, Tsar of Russia, and Cosimo de Medici were among her admirers. Poets compared her art to Michelangelo’s. Seventeenth-century Dutch textile and paper cutting artist Joanna Koerten was ...

KINGSTON — “Isn’t it exciting?” Beverly Nachlis, of Kingston, said as about 20 people interested in the Jewish art of paper cutting gathered around a table at the Friedman Jewish Community Center on S ...

YANGON (Xinhua): With scissors in hand and eyes full of curiosity, students and visitors carefully followed the guidance of Chinese artists, bringing their creations to life at a traditional Chinese ...