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SUMMARY:Active Solids - Anton  Souslov (University of Bath)
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DESCRIPTION:Active&nbsp\;solids consume energy to allow for actuation and 
 shape change not possible in equilibrium. I will focus on the elasticity o
 f systems as wide-ranging as living matter\, nanoparticles\, and mechanica
 l structures composed of active robotic components. I will review our work
  on odd elasticity and its recent experimental observations. I will then s
 how how the design of active lattices using a variety of microscopic const
 ituents leads to surprising relations between the building blocks and the 
 emergent active mechanics. I will also discuss how in lattices of robots i
 ntertia and elasticity conspire and give rise to new varieties of pattern 
 formation. These results provide a theoretical underpinning for recent exp
 eriments and point to the design of novel soft machines.
LOCATION:Seminar Room 1\, Newton Institute
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