Computer-aided Origami

With really cool bugs!
http://www.langorigami.com/index.php4

Touch-sensitive plant

Mimosa pudica – this stuff was all over the place in Guatemala.  The tender leaves fold up, drop down, and expose lots of thorns.

A most excellent gentleman

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Passive polarization clock

Here’s a design for a passive polarization clock.
The sky is polarized in concentric circles around the sun. The polarization of the southern sky moves through around 180 degrees during daylight hours. It is polarized vertically in the morning, horizontally at noon, and vertically again in the evening.
Align slices of polarized film such that [...]