Make an Origami Circuit Board

spectrum.ieee.org · 2026-07-31 · by Long Nguyen ·generic
Engineered paper infused with liquid metal lets origami enthusiasts create durable, flexible circuits

Make an Origami Circuit Board

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Make an Origami Circuit Board

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Create electrical traces by just folding a paperlike material

Qi ZhangKening Zhu

24 Jun 2026

5 min read

Qi Zhang is a Ph.D. student at the School of Creative Media, City University of Hong Kong.

Kening Zhu is a professor at the School of Creative Media, City University of Hong Kong.

A selection of papercraft objects, including a snowflake with LEDs, an aeroplane and helicopter with lights and motorized propellers, a frog with illuminated eyes, and a windmill with rotating vanes.

Folding and cutting material impregnated with conductive ink creates conductive pathways that can be used to power motors and lights.

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