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For some, making friends isn’t easy. Being social isn’t easy. Some of us are more introverted than extroverted. Myself, I have driven both Uber and Lyft, and I’ve found that one suited me better...
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For some, making friends isn’t easy. Being social isn’t easy. Some of us are more introverted than extroverted. Myself, I have driven both Uber and Lyft, and I’ve found that one suited me better...
View ArticleHow glasses break
Glass represents the quintessential brittle material, shattering in pieces with little deformation. Yet at the nanoscale, silica glass becomes ductile and deforms plastically like metals. This...
View ArticleScientists mapped the hybrid cells that may lead to metastasis
A group of researchers from the University of Milan drew a map of the transitions that can lead tumour cells to become metastatic. Such an outcome provides useful information about the characteristics...
View ArticleStefano Zapperi awarded proof of concept grant by ERC
Designing materials with tailored mechanical properties and functionality is a great scientific and technological challenge, which may have huge potential for engineering applications. Recent advances...
View ArticleStefano Zapperi wins the Humboldt Research Award
Stefano Zapperi, professor of theoretical physics at the University of Milan wins the Humboldt Research Award, a prestigious prize granted by the german foundation named after the naturalist and...
View ArticleStefano Zapperi is visiting professor at FAU and LMU
Prof. Zapperi is spending the current academic year in Germany as a visiting professor at FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg and LMU München supported by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation thanks to the...
View ArticleDesigning 3D printed actuators by artificial intelligence
Mechanical metamaterials actuators achieve pre-determined input-output operations exploiting architectural features encoded within a single 3D printed element, thus removing the need of assembling...
View ArticleExtracting information from brain signals
High density electroencephalography (hdEEG) provides an accessible but indirect tool to record brain activity in real time. While the recorded signals encode a large amount of information, it is not...
View ArticlePredicting failure using AI
Being able to predict when and where a material will fracture is a key issue with important industrial implications in the area of device and component monitoring. Researchers from the Center for...
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