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

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