Cutting into shape
Mathematical framework turns any sheet of material into any shape using kirigami cuts
Using math to help treat Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and other diseases
Insights into treatments for protein aggregation diseases from control theory and chemical kinetics
Using origami memory to encode geometric information in floppy structures
Researchers develop method to control the rigidity of structures through origami folds
Simple curiosities compel scientist
L. Mahadevan smiled at the question, which was: “What, exactly, do you do?” It is, on the surface, a simple question, but for Mahadevan the answer could lead many places. Or, maybe, that’s the answer, that Mahadevan, a 43-year-old professor at Harvard, studies seemingly simple, everyday questions, “I am a wanderer, … and too curious […]
Prof. L. MahadevanPierce Hall 322
Harvard University
29 Oxford Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
lmahadev@g.harvard.edu
(617) 496-9599
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