The rapid advancements in satellite technology have been inextricably bound up with the support provided by sophisticated space folding mechanisms. In addition, with the rapid progression of space ...

A satellite antenna the width of a small car, folded down to fit inside a box barely larger than a loaf of bread. That is the engineering trick a team at the Institute of Science Tokyo has pulled off ...

An origami-inspired reflectarray antenna developed by researchers at Institute of Science Tokyo enables CubeSats to achieve high antenna gain while fitting within the tight size constraints of small ...

Researchers developed and tested a deployable antenna for the 3U CubeSat OrigamiSat-2. Weighing only 64 grams and achieving a storage ratio of 265%, the antenna enables CubeSats to transmit data at ...

A 10cm cube that unfolds to a 2.5-metre array has launched to space in a successful demonstration of next-generation “origami” satellites. The cubesat was one of eight satellites on Japanese space ...

A 4D-printed structure pairs origami panels with a lattice core to fold flat for storage and bear heavy loads once deployed.

A Japanese folding has proven itself in space: an origami antenna, compact at launch, deployed to reach 25 times its original ...