👉 Fold engineering is an advanced technique in materials science and nanotechnology that involves designing and fabricating materials with tailored mechanical properties by introducing controlled folds or wrinkles at the nanoscale. This process can significantly enhance the strength, flexibility, and energy absorption capabilities of materials, making them suitable for a wide range of applications from flexible electronics to impact-resistant coatings. By carefully controlling the geometry, orientation, and depth of these folds, researchers can create materials with unique properties that are not achievable through traditional manufacturing methods. Fold engineering leverages the principles of origami and kirigami, which study the manipulation of paper-thin structures, to achieve complex mechanical behaviors in materials.
