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A feather made using the technique

Origami glass technique produces hard-to-make shapes

28 March 2023

A method for mixing glass particles into a soft material, folding the mixture like origami, then applying heat to melt it can be used to build beautifully folded glass structures
An image of microscopic disks that were transferred onto various grains of pollen.

Candy-like mixture can print patterns on microscopic objects

24 November 2022

Patterns of microscopic discs, rings or letters can be added to microrobots or stretchy electronics with a dissolved sugar mixture

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