Publication Date:
2018-10-24
Description:
Author(s): Francis G. Woodhouse, Henrik Ronellenfitsch, and Jörn Dunkel A zero mode, or floppy mode, is a nontrivial coupling of mechanical components yielding a degree of freedom with no resistance to deformation. Engineered zero modes have the potential to act as microscopic motors or memory devices, but this requires an internal actuation mechanism that can overcome ... [Phys. Rev. Lett. 121, 178001] Published Tue Oct 23, 2018
Keywords:
Polymer, Soft Matter, Biological, Climate, and Interdisciplinary Physics
Print ISSN:
0031-9007
Electronic ISSN:
1079-7114
Topics:
Physics