BYU’s Compliant Mechanisms Research lab, inspired by the ancient art of origami, is building a foldable, compact design that could help launch satellite systems to space in a rocket. After five years ...

Thick-panel origami structures showing deployment from folded to expanded states. Credit: Peng et al./Nature Communications.DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-59141-2.

“Origami in the Gardens” is on display through Sept. 3 at 1920 N. Forest Ave. in Orlando. The gardens are open from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. Admission is $15 for adults and $10 for children ages 4-17.