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Temperature-induced shape morphing of bi-metallic structures
Semih Taniker, Paolo Celli, Damiano Pasini +2
In this work, we study the thermo-mechanical behavior of metallic structures designed to significantly change shape in response to thermal stimuli. This behavior is achieved by arr…
Durable Bistable Auxetics Made of Rigid Solids
Xiao Shang, Lu Liu, Ahmad Rafsanjani +1
Bistable Auxetic Metamaterials (BAMs) are a class of monolithic perforated periodic structures with negative Poisson's ratio. Under tension, a BAM can expand and reach a second sta…
Hydro-Responsive Curling of the Resurrection Plant Selaginella lepidophylla
Ahmad Rafsanjani, Véronique Brulé, Tamara L. Western +1
The spirally arranged stems of the spikemoss Selaginella lepidophylla, an ancient resurrection plant, compactly curl into a nest-ball shape upon dehydration. Due to its spiral phyl…