2 papers
cond-mat.soft2025
Elastocapillary adhesion of soft gel microspheres
Joseph N. Headley, Edgar W. Lyons, Mathew Q. Giso +6
Softer means stickier for solid adhesives, because material compliance facilitates close contact between non-conformal surfaces. Recent discoveries have revealed that soft material…
physics.flu-dyn2025
How a leak can stop itself
Caroline D. Tally, Heather E. Kurtz, Rose B. Tchuenkam +2
Small fluid leaks are common and frequently troublesome. We often consider how to stop a leak, but here we ask a different question: how might a leak stop itself? We experimentally…