September 23, 2019
· AMOLF Lecture Room · Public Colloquium · Aranzazu del Campo (INM - Leibniz-Institut, Saarbrücken)
Living Materials: utilizing cells to program new functions
Abstract Living cells are genetically programmed to synthesize a staggering number of complex molecules from a few precursors. This ability in natural materials allows for long-term and efficient (re)generation and …
September 30, 2019
· AMOLF Lecture Room · Public Colloquium · Yoav Lahini (Tel Aviv University)
Aging and Memory Effects in Disordered Mechanical Systems
Abstract I will discuss the observation of some of the hallmarks of glassy dynamics - slow relaxation, aging and memory effects - in a-thermal, macroscopically-disordered and internally frustrated mechanical systems: …
