Paper is quite versatile, as a group of OSU scientists, working to create paper-printed electronics, has already shown. But who would’ve thought a piece of paper can actually store energy like a powerful supercapacitor? Well as it seems, this enterprising team of Swedish researchers surely did. Crafted using organic materials, the aptly-called “power paper” is…
How often have you tried tearing the pages of a journal, only to end up ruining the binding itself? For the clumsy among us, California-based innovator Charles Good-Man has designed an ingenious notebook, called Rekonect, that comes with removable and reattachable pages. Each of these sheets has a metallic edge, which is held together by…
What can one make with 20,000 sheets of paper? Well, a sturdy footbridge, capable of holding the weight of up to 60 sheep, apparently. UK-based artist and designer, Steve Messam, has constructed a wonderfully innovative weight-bearing arch with nothing but several reams of brightly-colored paper. Aptly called the PaperBridge, the self-supporting structure was built over…