Research Highlights

MRSEC Research Year:

2025 | 2024 | 2023
Supported under the auspices of NSF-MRSEC (DMR-2011754)

2025

Programming Liquid Crystal Elastomers for Multistep Ambi-Directional Deformability
Programming Liquid Crystal Elastomers for Multistep Ambi-Directional Deformability
Aizenberg, Kozinsky
Spatially Programmed Alignment and Actuation in Printed Liquid Crystal Elastomers
Spatially Programmed Alignment and Actuation in Printed Liquid Crystal Elastomers
Lewis
Mechanical Testing of Colloidal Solids with Milli-Pascal Stress and Single-Particle Resolution
Mechanical Testing of Colloidal Solids with Milli-Pascal Stress and Single-Particle Resolution
Spaepen, Weitz
Rubber-Glass Nanocomposites via Mixed Emulsions
Rubber-Glass Nanocomposites via Mixed Emulsions
Suo
Macroporous Alginate Hydrogels with Tunable Mechanics
Macroporous Alginate Hydrogels with Tunable Mechanics
Mooney, Mahadevan, Weitz
Everyday Materials Science: Teacher and Student Workshops on Science & Cooking
Everyday Materials Science: Teacher and Student Workshops on Science & Cooking
Weitz, Hollar, Sörensen, Strangfeld
Full STEAM Ahead on Pi Day: Engaging Middle School Students in Materials Science
Full STEAM Ahead on Pi Day: Engaging Middle School Students in Materials Science
Aizenberg, Hollar, Wood
MRSEC-DOE National Laboratory Partnerships
MRSEC-DOE National Laboratory Partnerships
Aizenberg, Lewis, Mason
MRSEC-Universidad de Ingenieria y Tecnologia Partnership
MRSEC-Universidad de Ingenieria y Tecnologia Partnership
Vlassak, Sörensen, Suarez

  

2024

Liquid crystal elastomer lattices with thermally programmable deformation via multi-material 3D printing
Liquid crystal elastomer lattices with thermally programmable deformation via multi-material 3D printing
Lewis, Bertoldi
Programmable metafluids via capsule buckling
Programmable metafluids via capsule buckling
Bertoldi, Weitz
Dislocation interactions during plastic relaxation of colloidal crystals
Dislocation interactions during plastic relaxation of colloidal crystals
Spaepen, Weitz
Filled elastomers with enhanced fatigue resistance
Filled elastomers with enhanced fatigue resistance
Suo
Soft bioelectronics for <em>in vivo</em> neural probes
Soft bioelectronics for in vivo neural probes
Liu, Bertoldi, Kozinsky, Suo
Strengthening research collaborations and student pathways with Navajo Technical University
Strengthening research collaborations and student pathways with Navajo Technical University
Lewis, Soundappan
Making soft matter accessible: Teacher workshops on science and cooking
Making soft matter accessible: Teacher workshops on science and cooking
Weitz, Hollar, Sorensen, Strangfeld
Leadership in science, engineering, and innovation
Leadership in science, engineering, and innovation
Weitz, Whitesides, Spaepen, Lewis, Capasso
Community building in soft matter
Community building in soft matter
Weitz, Lewis, Fraden

  

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