3 papers
cond-mat.soft2026
Centipede-Like Metastrip Enables On-Demand Programmable Droplet Motion
Sergio Britto, Stefano Gonella
We demonstrate programmable, frequency-tunable and size-selective drop motion on an elastic metastrip substrate with a centipede-like array of cantilever resonators. Under harmonic…
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026
Boosting lattice polarization Mixing the perspectives of geometry optimization and cell-augmentation
Pegah Azizi, Rahul Dev Kundu, Xiaojia Shelly Zhang +1
Topologically polarized mechanical metamaterials enjoy a special built-in asymmetry that manifests as a preferred localization of edge states on selected edges. While this property…
physics.flu-dyn2025
Drops on architected elastic substrates: A repertoire of regimes at the turn of a knob
Sergio Santos, Zakari Kujala, Sungyon Lee +1
Drops on a vibrating substrate can experience a variety of motion regimes, including directional motion and climbing. The key ingredient to elicit these regimes is simultaneously a…