Joanna Koerten was a super star of the Dutch Golden Age. A new museum exhibition thrusts her back in the spotlight.

Now, researchers from Polytechnique Montréal in Canada and École Polytechnique in France have come up with a clever twist: making parachutes more accurate by cutting them. Inspired by kirigami (the ...

A humble concept from ancient Japanese design might remake the way supplies are dropped from the air. Polytechnique Montréal engineers designed parachutes based on kirigami—cutting paper into ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis-based International Paper is eliminating more than 1,000 jobs as part of a restructuring of its packaging business. The company plans to close its Savannah, Ga. containerboard ...