and each pleat spirals around the cell, forming a helical structure. Prakash calls this folding pattern "curved crease origami", or "Lacrigami". But how does L. olor unfold and refold this huge ...

This behavior is a type of traditional origami called “curved-crease origami ... these microtubules folds neatly into well-defined pleats as the cell’s structure changes.

Called Petit Pli — French for "little pleat" — the garments have an innovative ... that was inspired by the ancient Japanese art of origami. "This is really engineering meets fashion.