Wyss retreat
This week, the yearly Wyss retreat took place. I presented a movie and some samples of my work on origami-inspired transformable metamaterials. The conference was attended by many inspiring colleagues, and it …
Inverse design of water-based 3D printing
In a collaboration with Neri Oxman’s Mediated Matter Design group at MIT, I am currently working on an interdisciplinary project that focusses on the drying behavior of biodegradable hydrogel composites that …
On the cover of PNAS
On 17 August, the results of our research efforts “Amplifying the Response of Soft Actuators by Harnessing Snap-through Instabilities” were published in the early edition of Proceedings of the National Academy …
Paper in PRL
Today, PRL published our paper “Discontinuous Buckling of Wide Beams and Metabeams”, in which we demonstrate how a rubber metabeam subjected to less pressure bends faster. This behavior defies our …
Paper in Science
Today, Science published our paper “A 3D Printed, Functionally Graded Soft Robot Powered by Combustion” in which we introduce a jumping three-legged mechanical critter with a squishy exterior and a rigid …
Harvard SEAS 2015 Calendar
One of the projects that I am currently working on made it in the Harvard SEAS 2015 Calendar. Our image shows a foldable 3D periodic structure using paper. This structure …
Paper in Extreme Mechanics Letters
This week our paper “Numerical Mechanical and Electrical Analysis of Soft Liquid-Embedded Deformation Sensors“ was accepted to the first edition of Extreme Mechanics Letters. The project was the result of efforts by the …
2014 ASME IMECE in Montréal
Recently, I visited the 2014 ASME IMECE in Montréal (17-20 November). The conference was attended by many inspiring colleagues. The gathering was extra festive for our group as Katia Bertoldi was this …
NEW.Mech 2014
This weekend, I attended NEW.Mech 2014 at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The autumn leaves colored the campus golden red. It was great to catch up with colleagues and to listen …
Wyss Symposium
Today’s Wyss Institute symposium “Bioinspired Adaptive Materials: From Molecules to Buildings” was very inspiring! Highly influential speakers in the field of (bioinspired) materials science, architecture and design shared their views …