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Multistability by Design in Complex Triangular Mechanical Metamaterials
Chaviva Sirote-Katz, Yair Shokef
We introduce frustrated triangular networks that mix two different beam thicknesses. The two thicknesses separate the energetic costs of second-order buckling and angular deformati…
Mechanical Clustering of Cells via the ExtraCellular Matrix
Ran Glinowiecki, Shahar Goren, Oren Tchaicheeyan +4
Tissues are composites of living cells and extracellular matrix (ECM), that jointly determine their unique mechanical behavior. Here, we experimentally demonstrate that contractile…
Micromechanical statistical model links induced nematic order to mechanical response in fiber networks
Ehud Haimov, Yoni Koren, Ayelet Lesman +2
Contractile cells and external loads reorganize the fibrous extracellular matrix, aligning and compacting fibers over distances far exceeding a cell's size, strongly affecting biop…
Memory of topologically constrained disorder in Shakti artificial spin ice
Priyanka Priyanka, Cristiano Nisoli, Yair Shokef
Complex behaviors often sit at a critical threshold between order and disorder. But not all disorder is created equal. Disorder can be trivial or constrained, and correlated disord…
Combinatorial Design of Floppy Modes and Frustrated Loops in Metamaterials
Wenfeng Liu, Tomer A. Sigalov, Corentin Coulais +1
Metamaterials are a promising platform for a range of applications, from shock absorption to mechanical computing. These functionalities typically rely on floppy modes or mechanica…
Defect Positioning in Combinatorial Metamaterials
Chaviva Sirote-Katz, Yotam M. Y. Feldman, Guy Cohen +2
Combinatorial mechanical metamaterials are made of anisotropic, flexible blocks, such that multiple metamaterials may be constructed using a single block type, and the system's res…