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Season 44 · Episode 12
The Origami Revolution
0.055mFebruary 15, 2017
The centuries-old tradition of folding two-dimensional paper into three-dimensional shapes is inspiring a scientific revolution. The rules of folding are at the heart of many natural phenomena, from how leaves blossom to how beetles fly. Engineers and designers are applying its principles to reshape the world around us—and even within us, designing new drugs, micro-robots, and future space missions.
Episodes
- Episode 115 Years of Terror
- Episode 2School of the Future
- Episode 3Great Human Odyssey
- Episode 4Super Tunnel
- Episode 5Treasures of the Earth: Gems
- Episode 6Treasures of the Earth: Metals
- Episode 7Treasures of the Earth: Power
- Episode 8Secrets of the Sky Tombs
- Episode 9The Nuclear Option
- Episode 10Search for the Super Battery
- Episode 11Ultimate Cruise Ship
- Episode 12The Origami Revolution
- Episode 13Why Trains Crash
- Episode 14Holocaust Escape Tunnel
- Episode 15Building Chernobyl's Megatomb
- Episode 16Chinese Chariot Revealed
- Episode 17Poisoned Water
- Episode 18Eclipse Over America
- Episode 19Ghosts of Stonehenge
- Episode 20Death Dive to Saturn
- Episode 21Secrets of the Shining Knight
- Episode 22Secrets of the Forbidden City
- Episode 23Killer Volcanoes
- Episode 24Killer Hurricanes
- Episode 25Killer Floods
- Episode 26Extreme Animal Weapons
- Episode 27Bird Brain
- Episode 28Day the Dinosaurs Died