Thicker notecards and photo paper, however, means the surface area simply won’t cut through much. But the closer a paper is to 65 micrometers wide, the more primed it is for a cut.

Currency affairs Ben Franklin wove colored fibers into paper currency to foil counterfeiters Zenas Marshall Crane usually credited with introducing fibers to paper currency in 1844.

Any way you slice it, a paper cut is painful. Magazines, letters and books harbor a devious potential for minor self-induced agony. But other types of paper — like thin tissue paper or the ...

Scientists have figured out what type of paper is the most prone to cut skin. Kaare Jensen, associate professor of physics at the Technical University of Denmark, explains.

Fu Zhao'e shows her paper cutting work themed the Year of the Snake in Yinchuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Jan. 7, 2025. (Xinhua/Liu Hai) As the Chinese Year of the Snake ...

Cutting edge: A 3D-printed “papermachete” based on the experimental findings could cut through apple, banana peel, cucumber and even chicken (courtesy: S. Arnbjerg-Nielsen, M. Biviano & K. Jensen, ...

The ancient paper-cutting art form of jianzhi explores elements from traditional Chinese literature, icons and imagery from Eastern culture ...

Malaysian artist Eten Teo's brand Redcut Paper Cutting was featured by Netflix during Chinese New Year 2023 for his talented artwork.

Researchers employed cutting-edge spectroscopic and imaging instruments to get a closer look than ever at the inks, paper and fibers that made Benjamin Franklin’s bills distinctive and hard to ...