Capillary origami in nature

Capillary origami in nature

Capillary forces dominate gravity on a small scale and may deform flexible bodies in both natural and laboratory settings. Two examples are considered here: floating flowers and spider webs.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Jung, Sunghwan, Reis, Pedro Miguel, James, Jillian, Clanet, Christophe, Bush, John W. M.
Other Authors:	Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Format:	Article
Language:	en_US
Published:	American Institute of Physics 2011
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/66217 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3984-828X https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7936-7256 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3931-3341

Description
Summary:	Capillary forces dominate gravity on a small scale and may deform flexible bodies in both natural and laboratory settings. Two examples are considered here: floating flowers and spider webs.