2 papers
cond-mat.soft2026
The hidden side of paintbrushes: a geometry shaped by power laws
Raphaelle Taub, Jérôme Crassous, Thomas Salez +2
Since prehistoric times, painters have used brush-like tools made from animal and plant materials to apply pigments to rock surfaces. Over time, techniques for creating brushes evo…
cond-mat.soft2020
Nonlinear amplification of adhesion forces in interleaved books
Raphaelle Taub, Thomas Salez, Hector Alarcon +3
Two interleaved phonebooks are nearly impossible to separate by pulling their spines. The very slight force exerted by the outer sheets of the assembly is amplified as the exponent…