A humble concept from ancient Japanese design might remake the way supplies are dropped from the air. Polytechnique Montréal engineers designed parachutes based on kirigami—cutting paper into ...

Katherine Martinko is an expert in sustainable living. She holds a degree in English Literature and History from the University of Toronto. The versatility of paper is well-known in sustainability ...

Constance Andrews is a living reminder that age is a state of mind. The 98-year-old former Eldred Township teacher practices the art of Scherenschnitte, also known as paper cutting. But that falls far ...

Parachutes rarely get the credit they deserve. They transform deadly freefall into a gentle descent, saving lives in war zones, rescue missions, and even humanitarian aid drops. But they come with a ...

Zhang Xuehua works on a piece of paper cutting work. [People's Daily Online/Wang Rui] Zhang Xuehua is an inheritor of the art of paper cutting, who works attentively in her workshop in Ma'anshan city, ...

As dawn breaks over a village in suburban Beijing, 75-year-old Hao Lanying sits at her desk, scissors in hand, cutting red paper into the shape of a snake winding around a bird. The design is part of ...

The first Chinese Paper Cutting Art Festival came to a close Tuesday in Yuxian County, Hebei Province, where hundreds of folk artists and recognized intangible cultural heritage inheritors of paper ...

An exhibition featuring traditional paper-cutting artworks are on display at Yantai Jiaodong Folk Art Museum, which will run until Oct 14. Nine outstanding paper-cutting masters from China's Guizhou, ...

Polytechnique Montréal engineers designed parachutes based on kirigami—cutting paper into intricate patterns—that can automatically adapt in mid-air. The design has the potential to make air ...