Transforming Material Topology with a Drop of Liquid (IMAGE)

DOE/US Department of Energy

Transforming Material Topology with a Drop of Liquid

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A drop of liquid applied to the center of a stiff triangular lattice softens and zips together the walls to transform the material into a hexagonal lattice.

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Image courtesy of Joanna Aizenberg, Harvard University

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