A page of paper is dead. If it is torn, the tear remains. If it is crumpled, the wrinkles remain. But people are alive. One of the basic characteristics of living beings is that they constantly ...

Crumpled paper is unusually weight-resistant. Its patterns are entirely unpredictable. Even with the same sheet, they’re impossible to replicate. See why. It’s mind-bending but true: the ...

Yet there’s certainly a lot more wrapped up in the 40-some pieces of crumpled, smoothed and painted paper apparel that make up the exhibit than the fact that Greg is Ralph Lauren’s nephew (his ...

advertisement 02-19-2013 WANTED Concrete Pendants That Look Like Crumpled Paper Forms Miriam Aust and Sebastian Amelung give the industrial material an identity complex.

A report in the February 18 issue of Physical Review Letters, though, describes one aspect of the behavior of crumpled sheets: how their size changes in relation to the force they withstand.

The "crumpled paper" exercise is intended to reduce bullying, but is more likely to intensify it. Unlike inanimate paper, living creatures heal from bruises and even get stronger.