Publications - Mechanical Metamaterials

  • J. Melio, M. van Hecke, S.E. Henkes and D.J. Kraft, Pivoting colloidal assemblies exhibit mechanical metamaterial behaviour, Nature, (2026)

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  • B.D. Faulí, L.J. Kwakernaak and M. van Hecke, Hysteretic slit-snapping and multistability in buckled beams with partial cuts, Sci. Adv. 12, (7), eaeb9750: 1-9 (2026)

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  • C.M. Meulblok and M. van Hecke, Transients and multiperiodic responses: a hierarchy of material bits, New J. Phys. 28, (2), 025002: 1-15 (2026)

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  • A.O. Krushynska and M. van Hecke, Multi-frequency wave focusing in rationally pruned disordered networks, Matter 8, (12), 102364: 1-10 (2025)

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  • L. Jin and M. van Hecke, Dynamic Avalanches: Rate-Controlled Switching and Race Conditions, Phys. Rev. Lett. 135, (21), 218201: 1-8 (2025)

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  • P. Baconnier, M. Teunisse and M. van Hecke, Dynamic Self-Loops in Networks of Passive and Active Binary Elements, Phys. Rev. Lett. 135, (20), 207402: 1-7 (2025)

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  • C.M. Meulblok, H. Bense, M. Caelen and M. van Hecke, Early onset of snapping of slender beams under transverse forcing, Extreme Mech. Lett. 80, 102407: 1-9 (2025)

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  • P. Baconnier, M. Aksil, V. Démery and O. Dauchot, Reentrant Transition to Collective Actuation in Active Solids with a Polarizing Field, Phys. Rev. Lett. 135, (18), 188302: 1-6 (2025)

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  • P. Baconnier, V. Démery and O. Dauchot, Collective actuation in active solids in the presence of a polarizing field: A systematic analysis of the dynamical regimes, Phys. Rev. E 112, (4), 045505: 1-15 (2025)

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  • M. Teunisse and M. van Hecke, Transition graphs of interacting hysterons: structure, design, organization and statistics, R. Soc. Open Sci. 12, (9), 250753: 1-24 (2025)

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