Morphological instabilities and surface wrinkling of soft materials such as gels and biological
tissues are of growing interest to a number of academic disciplines including soft …

Nature has been producing cellulose since long before man walked the surface of the earth.
Millions of years of natural design and testing have resulted in cellulose‐based structures …

Microrobots that are light and agile yet require no artificial power input can be widely used in
medical, military, and industrial applications. As an actuation system to drive such robots …

Genomic DNA base composition (GC content) is predicted to significantly affect genome
functioning and species ecology. Although several hypotheses have been put forward to …

The surface wrinkling of biological tissues is ubiquitous in nature. Accumulating evidence
suggests that the mechanical force plays a significant role in sha** the biological …

Fundamental limits of cellular deformations, such as hyperextension of a living cell, remain
poorly understood. Here, we describe how the single-celled protist Lacrymaria olor, a 40 …

Pollen monitoring has traditionally been carried out using manual methods first developed in
the early 1950s. Although this technique has been recently standardised, it suffers from …

A variety of fascinating morphological patterns arise on surfaces of growing, develo** or
aging tissues, organs and microorganism colonies. These patterns can be classified into …

A study is presented of the post-buckling behaviour and imperfection sensitivity of complete
spherical shells subject to uniform external pressure. The study builds on and extends the …

The ability of plants to move is central to many physiological processes from development to
tropisms, from nutrition to reproduction. The movement of plants or plant parts occurs over a …