2 papers
cond-mat.soft2026
Topological antiqued mechanical toy
Hirofumi Wada, Hayato Mizobata, Shuto Ueno +1
{\it Jacob's ladder} -- a classic children's toy -- is a simple mechanical frame comprising rigid blocks connected by strings that shows curious unidirectional flipping waves. None…
cond-mat.soft2025
Bacteria exploit torque-induced buckling instability for flagellar wrapping
Takuro Kataoka, Taiju Yoneda, Daisuke Nakane +1
Recent advances in microscopy techniques has uncovered unique aspects of flagella-driven motility in bacteria. A remarkable example is the discovery of flagellar wrapping, a phenom…