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Folding tech : using origami and nature to revolutionize technology  Cover Image Book Book

Folding tech : using origami and nature to revolutionize technology / Karen Latchana Kenney.

Summary:

"This book discusses the history and current state of high-tech folding in the world of manufacturing and how it is informed by folding in the natural world. Readers meet the leading scientists and artists in the field, learn about the manufacturing applications of folding in aerospace and other fields, and where folding technology is going in the future"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781541533042
  • ISBN: 1541533046
  • Physical Description: 104 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
  • Publisher: Minneapolis, MN : Twenty-First Century Books, an imprint of Lerner Publishing Group, Inc., [2020]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 97-100) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Inside the folds : from paper to robots -- Nature's origami : leaf buds, bug wings, and proteins -- The language of folding : origami math -- Folding thick : engineering origami -- Our foldable future.
Target Audience Note:
Age 12-18.
Grades 9-12.
Subject: Origami > Industrial applications > Juvenile literature.
Biomimicry > Juvenile literature.
Machine design > Juvenile literature.
Folds (Form) > Juvenile literature.
Origami.
Folds (Form)
Machine design.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Sage Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Malheur County Public Libraries. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Ontario Community Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Circulation Modifier Status Due Date Courses
Ontario Community Library Y. 736.982 KENNE (Text) 33330004563906 Adult Non-Fiction Available -


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