Recent progress in submicron-and nano-fabrication technologies has led to the emergence
of novel photonic structures such as optical nanoantennas and metasurfaces. Real-life …

An elastic sheet that deforms near a solid substrate in a viscous fluid is a situation relevant to
various dynamical processes in biology, geophysics, and engineering. Here, we study the …

An experimental investigation is reported on the effect of shear on the bursting of molten
ultrathin polymer films embedded in an immiscible matrix. By use of an optical microscope …

We present experiments that show that the partial wetting of droplets capped by taut elastic
films is highly tunable. Adjusting the tension allows the contact angle and droplet …

Periodic wrinkling of a rigid capping layer on a deformable substrate provides a useful
method for templating surface topography for a variety of novel applications. Many …

Slippery liquid-infused porous surfaces (SLIPS) are surfaces which are inspired by the
Nepenthes pitcher plants and that have good ability to repel liquids such as water. They …