BYU's origami-inspired antenna self-deploys for space applications. Produced by BYU Video. It's hard to imagine modern life without cell phones, GPS navigation, wide-spread internet, weather ...

Origami-based designs can be very compact, which is beneficial for space applications as things need to be stowed efficiently. "The product is not only the antenna; to me, the product is the ...

AFRL researchers are developing origami antennas deployable in space. The goal of the new Center for Physically Reconfigurable and Deployable Multifunctional Antennas located at Florida ...

Using various origami designs ... a structure that unfolds to a permanently flat antenna. Regular hinges don't work in a harsh space environment. “On Earth, you put it on a table, and gravity ...