Research driven by the love of play and curiosity. Artists have long used kirigami (from the Japanese kiri meaning cut and kami meaning paper), a less heralded cousin of origami, to create everything from pop-up cards to castles. A few years ago, L. Mahadevan, the Lola England de Valpine Professor of Applied Mathematics at the Harvard John […]
Researchers show how changes in cellular activity can drive changes in embryonic development. Gastrulation is one of the most important phases in early embryonic development. Before gastrulation, vertebrate embryos are simple two-dimensional sheets of cells. By the end of gastrulation, an embryo will have begun to differentiate distinct cell types, set up the basic axes […]
Researchers combine physics and machine learning to use Pollock’s drip paint technique for quick and accurate 3D printing.
A scientist who has studied falling playing cards, coiling rope and other phenomena has now analyzed what transforms a carpenter’s tool into a sonorous instrument.
The Harvard professor formed a team to solve a riddle stumping many exasperated parents: What’s the most painless way to brush tangled hair?
Insights on centuries-old folk instrument is underpinned by a mathematical principle that may pave the way for high-quality resonators for sensing, electronics and more.
Researchers develop a mathematical understanding of detangling that could be used for textile manufacturing, robotic hairdressers
Researchers from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have developed a shape-shifting material that can take and hold any possible shape, paving the way for a new type of multifunctional material that could be used in a range of applications, from robotics and biotechnology to architecture.
Researchers in the US have used the physics of singularities to study the recess, or cusp, that forms around the stalk of an apple.
Researchers develop a mathematical model to explain the complex architecture of termite mounds
Prof. L. Mahadevan
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