From basic pleats to complex interlocking folds, origami could deliver better fitting, more comfortable, and more stylish face coverings. SCIENCE CORONAVIRUS COVERAGE ...

Paper folding isn’t just an art, scientists say they have devised an improved way to help fit everything on spacecraft from solar panels to telescope mirrors.

This revealed that the cell membrane of L. olor is folded into 15 pleats, and each pleat spirals around the cell, forming a helical structure. Prakash calls this folding pattern “curved crease ...