The text is a transcript of a video about how origami, the ancient art of paper folding, is inspiring modern engineering applications. The video features Robert Lang, a physicist and origami expert, who explains how origami can be used to create devices such as surgical tools, bulletproof walls, solar panels, and nano injectors. He also shows how origami relies on mathematical methods and algorithms to design complex shapes and motions from flat sheets of material. The video is sponsored by Audible, an audiobook service.
1. Engineers are using origami for inspiration in a variety of applications, ranging from medical devices to space applications and even stopping bullets .
2. Origami, the art of folding paper, dates back at least 400 years in Japan, with a significant increase in designs documented in the 20th century [