3 papers
cond-mat.soft2026
Dynamical geometric modes in non-Euclidean plates
Joseph C. Roback, Carlos E. Moguel-Lehmer, Katharina A. Fransen +2
When subjected to specific prestresses, continuum elastic shells can exhibit geometric zero modes: complex motions that require vanishing elastic energy to excite, enabling them to…
cond-mat.soft2025
Synchronized Circular Motion of Optically Confined Marangoni Microswimmers
Sabera M. Borno, Robin Khisa, Israt H. Zarin +4
Understanding the collective actuation of microscopic structures driven by external fields can lead to the development of next-generation autonomous machines. With this goal in min…
cond-mat.soft2024
Self-limiting stacks of curvature-frustrated colloidal plates: Roles of intra-particle versus inter-particle deformations
Kyle T. Sullivan, Ryan C. Hayward, Gregory M. Grason
In geometrically frustrated assemblies local inter-subunit misfits propagate to intra-assembly strain gradients, giving rise to anomalous self-limiting assembly thermodynamics. Her…