Tiny origami-inspired devices opening up new possibilities for minimally-invasive surgery

[Dexter]

This is really cool. I bet this concept will eventually be used in nanotechnology as well.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_9BDZ6ZBwk

http://news.byu.edu/news/tiny-origami-inspired-devices-opening-new-possibilities-minimally-invasive-surgery

BYU mechanical engineering professors Larry Howell and Spencer Magleby have made a name for themselves by applying the principles of origami to engineering. Now they’re applying their origami skills to a new realm: the human body. The duo, along with professor Brian Jensen and their students, are working toward surgical technology that will allow for the manufacturing of instruments so small that the size of incisions necessary to accommodate the tools can heal on their own—without sutures.