/technologies/industrial-automation-space/b/blog/posts/vNovelino has created many different structures inspired by origami. (Image Credit: Rice University ) Scientists often turn to the art of paper folding as a source of inspiration to build projects. Larissa Novelino, assistant professor of civil and enen-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/technologies/industrial-automation-space/b/blog/posts/vSat, 06 Sep 2025 20:09:05 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:4c159621-90a9-464d-b0fb-4b6264df565fDAB0<p>Mythbusters did an excellent show where they use origami to inflate a lead foil cube from a flat object using helium gas.</p> <p>They had to fold it just right to get the object to properly inflate to prove that you could indeed float a lead balloon.</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=29184&AppID=141&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">