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SUMMARY:Finding the optimal nets for self-folding Kirigami - Nuno Araujo (
 Universidade de Lisboa)
DTSTART:20190206T172000Z
DTEND:20190206T184000Z
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DESCRIPTION:Three-dimensional shells can be synthesized from the spontaneo
 us self-folding of twodimensional templates of interconnected panels\, cal
 led nets. However\, some nets are more likely to self-fold into the desire
 d shell under random movements. The optimal nets are the ones that maximiz
 e the number of vertex connections\, i.e.\, vertices that have only two of
  its faces cut away from each other in the net. Previous methods for findi
 ng such nets are based on random search and thus do not guarantee the opti
 mal solution. We proposed a deterministic procedure [1]. Our method allows
  not only to design the self-assembly of much larger shell structures but 
 also to apply additional design criteria\, as a complete catalog of the ne
 ts with the maximum number of vertex connections is obtained.<br>[1] N. A.
  M. Ara&uacute\;jo\, R. A. da Costa\, S. N. Dorogovtsev\, J. F. F. Mendes\
 , Physical Review Letters<br>120\, 188001 (2018).<br>
LOCATION:Seminar Room 2\, Newton Institute
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