The Star Trek Universe Uses a Surprising Amount of Paper
In our real-world cyberpunk dystopia, paper already feels a bit outmoded in a lot of life. It’s all screens, all the…
The reMarkable E Ink Tablet Is Way Too Good For Its Software (and Price)
Do you remember when everyone thought the arrival of the iPad heralded the demise of E Ink-based devices? Even yours…
Casio's $50,000 Printer Can Turn Paper Into Faux Leather, Wood, and Alligator Skin
As a rule, we rarely post news about printers here on Gizmodo because, as a rule, they’re mind-numbingly boring. But…
How Are These Masterfully-Engineered Pop-Up Books Even Possible?
You’ve probably never given much thought to the design of a pop-up birthday card after first opening it, but you will…
They Should Sell These Brilliant Paper Flashlights in Giant Rolls Like Paper Towels
How many times have you stumbled in the dark, trying to locate a flashlight, only to discover the batteries inside it…
This Stretchable Sculpture of The Notorious B.I.G. Is Actually Made From Thousands of Sheets of Paper
Artist Felix Semper’s latest work, a bust of Notorious B.I.G. he calls Big Poppa, looks like it was carved from a giant…
This Browser Extension Will Help You Read Paywalled Science Papers for Free
Probably the suckiest thing about science is the fact that lots of the time you can’t read the research yourself. If…
Official Star Wars Photocopy Paper Is the Perfect Collectible for Insane People
Mark this day in your calendars, because today is the day you start demanding more from your bulk copy paper than just…
My Brain Can't Handle These Simple Optical Illusions
Professor Kokichi Sugihara is a wizard, but he doesn’t cast spells or pull rabbits out of hands. His brand of sorcery…
Super Fun Stop Motion Animation Turns Paper Into Delicious Food
These stop motion short animations show what it’s like to turn paper into things like penne with meatballs or a bowl of…
Mail Your Friends the Universe With an Envelope Full of Constellations
If you still believe that a hand-written letter carries more emotional weight than an auto-generated response to a text…
The Art of Making Impossibly Thin Gold Leaves from a Tiny Piece of Gold
Gold is so malleable that a single gram of it can be stretched into a strip nearly two miles long. A tiny little coin…
Draw Your Own Deck With These Playing Card Notebooks
If you still keep a small paper notebook tucked away for jotting down quick notes, you might want to consider trading…
How Many Times Can You Fold a Piece of Aluminum Foil?
Everyone knows that you can’t fold a piece of paper more than seven or eight times (even though the world record is…
Classic Video Games Awesomely Recreated Using Paper Cutouts of Stock Images
After seeing these paper versions of classic video games, I kind of wish I could play them all. Mystery Guitar Man used…
Take a Trip Through 40,000 Years of London's History With This Papercraft Video
This is so cool: National Geographic has put together a neat video composed entirely of paper that gives you a brief…
Making Every Part of a Book from Scratch Is So Much More Work Than I Thought
A book is a very simple thing, right? It’s just a bunch of paper with some scribbles. But if you wanted to make a book…
These Remarkably Detailed Paper Airplanes Actually Fly
Despite what you may have learned in school behind your teacher’s back, paper airplanes don’t have to be completely…
You Need a Surgeon's Skills To Build a Tiny Working V8 Engine From Paper
The real thing can weigh upwards of 600 pounds, but the V8 engine Aliaksei Zholner built would barely register on a…