In origami, aesthetics meet application Origami and mathematics seem like an odd pairing, but in the world Robert J. Lang inhabits, the two pursuits align not just to create stunning works of art, but also technological advances that can deliver telescopes into space and life-saving drugs to targeted points inside the human body. Lang, a world-renowned origami […]
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Nature lab sets stage for exploration
Take about 60 first graders out of school and set them down in a place brimming with wonder and discovery, and the stage for chaos seems readily set. But, under the capable direction of their teachers and Edna Lawrence Nature Lab staff, the young Paul Cuffee School students saw their science and art curriculum come […]
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