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Word formation CEFR B1 Topic: How origami folding techniques inspire modern engineering and space technology

Origami: The Ancient Art Shaping Modern Technology

What this tests: word building — prefixes, suffixes, negative forms and changing a word's part of speech.

Instructions

For questions 1–8, use the word in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits the gap in the same line.

Origami, the traditional Japanese art of paper folding, has become an unexpected source of INSPIRE for engineers.

Scientists have discovered that folding patterns used by paper artists can help engineers overcome technical DIFFICULT, from folding solar panels to designing flexible medical tools.

For example, engineers have used origami principles to design solar panels that stay tightly folded for launch and then FOLD once a satellite reaches orbit.

This method is extremely ECONOMY, since it saves space and reduces the weight of spacecraft.

Doctors have also found origami useful:

some medical devices, like tiny stents that open inside blood vessels, use folding techniques that seemed completely POSSIBLE, until engineers proved otherwise.

The BEAUTIFUL of these designs lies in their simplicity — a flat sheet can transform into a complex three-dimensional shape with just a few folds.

Engineers must test every fold CAREFUL, because even a tiny mistake can stop a structure opening correctly in space.

Researchers believe that COOPERATE between artists and scientists will keep bringing fresh solutions to modern problems.

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