University physicists Thomas Witten and Sidney Nagel have been investigating where energy is stored in thin sheets of Mylar when work is performed on them by crumpling. They find the ability of a ...

A misguided but well-intentioned anti-bullying message has gone viral this past week. The "crumpled paper" exercise has been used by adults for many years to try to reduce bullying among kids. A ...

How can anyone think crumpling is better? Folding is the only sane method, varying the amount of paper based on paper type and circumstances. Sometimes you can fold again and go for a second pass. I ...