Remorphable Architectures: Reprogramming Global Bistability through Locally Bistable Metamaterials (Adv. Mater. 9/2026)
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: Remorphable Metamaterials and Structures Adaptive structures can morph their shapes on demand to accommodate ever-changing environments, enabling efficient packaging, transportation, and beyond. In their Research Article (DOI: 10.1002/adma.202509940), Lei Wu Damiano Pasini, and co-workers present a new class of remorphable architectures that harness locally bistable metamaterials to unlock diverse shape-morphing pathways. By selectively flipping their bistable units, these architectures enable in situ control over snapping trajectories and access to multiple target shapes. Such versatility enables applications from soft robotics and deployable space systems to unconventional devices like metamaterial electric violins-showcasing broad, multi-target shape-morphing within a single design.
Source: Advanced Materials
DOI: 10.1002/adma.72259
Authors: Lei Wu, Shujia Chen, Ali Elias Acha, Damiano Pasini
Institution: McGill University
Language: English
Subfield: Mechanical Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W7128788314
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