As a newcomer to the family of two-dimensional (2D) material, 2D metals and alloys have
seen rapid development in recent years because of their unique physical and chemical …

Thin objects are deformed in a range of applications and at a range of scales, from
graphene and the actuators used in soft robots to the light sails of spacecraft. Such …

By analogy with spin waves in ferromagnetic systems, the polarization (or dipole) wave is
the electric counterpart that remains elusive. Here, we discover that the helielectricity, ie a …

Pattern selection and subsequent morphological evolution are of remarkable significance,
since they are critical for living creatures to fulfill certain biological functions and also have …

The complex morphologies exhibited by spatially confined thin objects have long
challenged human efforts to understand and manipulate them, from the representation of …

Harnessing the self‐organization of soft materials to make complex, well‐ordered surface
patterns in a noninvasive manner is challenging. The wrinkling of thin films provides a …

We investigate the effects of surface curvature on the wrinkling pattern evolution in soft
materials. Theoretical analysis and the Fourier spectral method are combined to understand …

We study discrete geodesic foliations of surfaces---foliations whose leaves are all
approximately geodesic curves---and develop several new variational algorithms for …

We propose a new model and algorithm to capture the high-definition statics of thin shells
via coarse meshes. This model predicts global, fine-scale wrinkling at frequencies much …

One of the most interesting topics in physical science and materials science is the creation of
complex wrinkled structures on thin-film surfaces because of their several advantages of …