The Physics of Paper Springs!

There is a new paper in Physical Review E about the physics of paper springs (i.e., springs that one constructs by folding paper). I used to do that as a kid, and I think it's really cool that there is now a scientific article about it!

The physics of a paper spring https://t.co/5yMjj4uXuM pic.twitter.com/zilPHpOGeS

— Steven Strogatz (@stevenstrogatz) July 18, 2019