A couple of weeks ago, I saw a movie called Between The Folds, about the world of modern origami. This shit is bananas.

I.J. Fedora by Robert Lang

This hat by the way, is folded using a crease pattern. One sheet of paper.

Origami scorpions with individual scales. Origami that looks like clay sculpture. An origami tower that rises and falls with a human touch. Origami designed on computers as the expression of high-level mathematics (also see below). New techniques like “crumpling” and the crease fold. I wasn’t prepared to be all that impressed, but the shit blew my mind. I recommend following links from the artists’ section for a moment. It’s pretty goddamn fascinating.

Computational Origami by Erik and Martin Demaine

Branch 89b by Vincent Floderer

Then I see this report:

Stanford scientists are harnessing nanotechnology to quickly produce ultra-lightweight, bendable batteries and supercapacitors in the form of everyday paper.

Simply coating a sheet of paper with ink made of carbon nanotubes and silver nanowires makes a highly conductive storage device, said Yi Cui, assistant professor of materials science and engineering.

And this brings it all together:

What’s more, you can crumple or fold the paper battery, or even soak it in acidic or basic solutions, and the performance does not degrade. “We just haven’t tested what happens when you burn it,” he said.

Yes. Monster-batteries of origami, powerd by nanotech.  Future, DO NOT DISAPPOINT ME ON THIS.

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