Regional Interests

News Roundtable | Vaping | Origami

Oregon Public Broadcasting | By Allison Frost, Julie Sabatier, Sage Van Wing, Donald Orr

Published September 13, 2019 at 9:26 AM PDT

<p>Robert J. Lang is an origami artist and former NASA physicist. He created this work, "TREE FROG, OPUS 280" from one uncut square of Korean hanji.</p> — Robert J. Lang is an origami artist and former NASA physicist. He created this work, "TREE FROG, OPUS 280" from one uncut square of Korean hanji.

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This weekend, origami experts from around the world will be coming to Portland to attend the Pacific Coast OrigamiUSA Convention, where enthusiasts can take classes and view their exhibits. Robert J. Lang, a leading origami artist and former physicist for NASA, will showcase his work at the convention. We sit down with Lang to talk about how the mathematics and beauty behind origami can be used to solve real-world problems.