Submitted:
[131] Gilad Yakir, Eduardo Gutierrez-Prieto, and Pedro M. Reis, “Dynamic versus quasi-static response of a cantilevered beam rotated harmonically”, submitted (2026). [arXiv: 2602.20803, html]
[130] Eduardo Gutierrez-Prieto, Gilad Yakir, and Pedro M. Reis, “High-throughput characterization of snap-through stability boundaries of bistable beams in a programmable rotating platform”, submitted (2025). [arXiv: 2512.09544, html]
[129] Samuel Bourgeat, Fani Derveni, Victoire Gamblin, Ece Naz Bilgic, Feyza Nur Arslan, Andrew Oates, Can Aztekin, Fides Zenk, Pedro M. Reis, and Ana Marija Jaksic, “TopoTome: Topology-informed unsupervised segmentation and analysis of 3D images”, submitted (2025). [bioRxiv: 2025.09.26.678737, html]
2026:
[128] Eduardo Gutierrez-Prieto, Colin M. Meulblok, Martin van Hecke, and Pedro M. Reis, “Dynamic driving enables independent control of material bits for targeted memory”, Science Advances, 12, eaec1606 (2026). [html, pdf]
[127] Javier Sabater, Ji-Sung Park, Jérôme Crassous, Sébastien Neukirch, and Pedro M. Reis, “Frictional sliding strength of knotted and capstan configurations along the axis of a cylinder”, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 213, 106628 (2026). [html, pdf]
[126] Zheren Baizhikova, Uba K. Ubamanyu, Fani Derveni, Roberto Ballarini, Pedro M. Reis, and Jia-Liang Le, “A probabilistic buckling model for hemispherical shells with non-interacting localized defects”, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 208, 106468 (2026). [html, pdf]
2025:
[125] Bastien F.G. Aymon, Fani Derveni, Michael Gomez, Jérôme Crassous, and Pedro M. Reis, “Self-locking and Stability of the Bowline Knot”, Extreme Mechanics Letters, 81, 102413 (2025). [html, pdf]
[124] Andrea Alù, Andres F Arrieta, Emanuela Del Dottore, Michael Dickey, Samuele Ferracin, Ryan Harne, Helmut Hauser, Qiguang He, Jonathan B Hopkins, Lance P Hyatt, Suyi Li, Stefano Mariani, Barbara Mazzolai, Alessio Mondini, Aniket Pal, Daniel J Preston, Anoop Rajappan, Jordan R Raney, Pedro M Reis, Stephen A Sarles, Metin Sitti, Uba K Ubamanyu, Martin van Hecke and K W Wang, “Roadmap on embodying mechano-intelligence and computing in functional materials and structures”, Smart Materials and Structures, 34, 063501 (2025). [html, pdf]
[123] Fani Derveni, Florian Choquart, Arefeh Abbasi, Dong Yan, and Pedro M. Reis, “The most severe imperfection governs the buckling strength of pressurized multi-defect hemispherical shells”, Mechanics of Materials, 204, 105295 (2025). [html, pdf]
[122] Uba K. Ubamanyu, Zheren Baizhikova, Jia-Liang Le, Roberto Ballarini, and Pedro M. Reis, “A Numerical Study on the Buckling of Near-Perfect Spherical Shells”, Journal of Applied Mechanics, 92, 041003 (2025). [html, pdf]
2024:
[121] Eduardo Gutierrez-Prieto, Michael Gomez, and Pedro M. Reis, “Harnessing centrifugal and Euler forces for tunable buckling of a rotating elastica”, Extreme Mechanics Letters, 72, 102246 (2024). [html, pdf]
[120] Kostas Danas, and Pedro M. Reis, “Stretch-independent magnetization in incompressible isotropic hard magnetorheological elastomers”, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 191, 105764 (2024). [html, pdf]
[119] Samuel Poincloux, Pedro M. Reis, Tom W.J. de Geus, “Stick-slip in a stack: How slip dissonance reveals aging”, Phys. Rev. Research, 6, 013080 (2024). [html, pdf]
[118] Paul Johanns, and Pedro M. Reis, “Capsizing due to friction-induced twist in the failure of stopper knots”, Extreme Mechanics Letters, 68, 102134 (2024). [html, pdf]
2023:
[117] Arefeh Abbasi, Tian Chen, Bastien F.G. Aymon, Pedro M. Reis, “Leveraging the Snap Buckling of Bistable Magnetic Shells to Design a Refreshable Braille Dot”, Advanced Materials Technologies, 9, 2301344, (2023). [html, pdf]
[116] Yuexia Luna Lin, Matteo Pezzulla, Pedro M. Reis, “Fluid-structure interactions of bristled wings: The trade-off between weight and drag”, Journal of the Royal Society Interface, 20, 20230266, (2023). [html, pdf]
[115] Michael Gomez, Pedro M. Reis, Basile Audoly, “Twisting instabilities in elastic ribbons with inhomogeneous pre-stress: a macroscopic analog of thermodynamic phase transition”, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 181, 105420, (2023). [html, pdf]
[114] Fani Derveni, Arefeh Abbasi, Pedro M. Reis, “Defect-Defect Interactions in the Buckling of Imperfect Spherical Shells”, Journal of Applied Mechanics, 92, 041003 (2023). [html, pdf]
[113] Paul Johanns, Changyeob Baek, Paul Grandgeorge, Samia Guerid, Shawn A. Chester, Pedro M. Reis, “The strength of surgical knots involves a critical interplay between friction and elastoplasticity”, Science Advances, 9, eadg8861 (2023). [html, pdf]
[112] Fani Derveni, William Gueissaz, Dong Yan, Pedro M. Reis, “Probabilistic buckling of imperfect hemispherical shells containing a distribution of defects”, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A, 381 (2244), 20220298 (2023). [html, pdf]
[111] Arefeh Abbasi, Tomohiko G. Sano, Dong Yan, Pedro M. Reis, “Snap buckling of bistable beams under combined mechanical and magnetic loading”, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A, 381 (2244), 20220029 (2023).[html, pdf]
[110] Arefeh Abbasi, Fani Derveni, Pedro M. Reis, “Comparing the Buckling Strength of Spherical Shells With Dimpled Versus Bumpy Defects”, Journal of Applied Mechanics, 90 (6), 061008 (2023). [html, pdf]
[109] Samuel Poincloux, Célestin Vallat, Tian Chen, Tomohiko G. Sano, Pedro M. Reis, “Indentation and stability of woven domes”, Extreme Mechanics Letters, 59, 101968 (2023). [html, pdf]
2022:
[108] Chaoqun Dong, Andreas Leber, Dong Yan, Hritwick Banerjee, Stella Laperrousaz, Tapajyoti Das Gupta, Shahrzad Shadman, Pedro M. Reis, Fabien Sorin, “3D stretchable and self-encapsulated multimaterial triboelectric fibers”, Science Advances, 8 (45), eabo0869 (2022). [html, pdf]
[107] Dong Yan, Bastien F.G. Aymon, Pedro M. Reis, “A reduced-order, rotation-based model for thin hard-magnetic plates”, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 170, 105095 (2022). [html, pdf]
[106] Enzo Bomal, Paul Grandgeorge, Reuben J. Yeo, Nicolas Candau, Pedro M. Reis, & Holger Frauenrath, “Spontaneous formation of a self-healing carbon nanoskin at the liquid-liquid interface”, Nature Communications, 13, 4950 (2022). [html, pdf]
[105] Yuexia Luna Lin, Pedro M. Reis, “Not gone with the wind: Active microscale flight with highly porous bristled wings”, Matter, 3, 2397-2561 (2022).[html, pdf]
[104] Pierre Leroy-Calatayud, Matteo Pezzulla, Armelle Keiser, Karen Mulleners, and Pedro M. Reis, “Tapered foils favor traveling-wave kinematics to enhance the performance of flapping propulsion”, Physical Review Fluids, 7, 074403 (2022). [html, pdf]
[103] Claudio Boni, Pedro M. Reis, Gianni Royer-Carfagni, “Flexural-tensegrity snapping tails for bio-inspired propulsion in fluids”, Extreme Mechanics Letters, 56, 101853 (2022). [html, pdf]
[102] Tomohiko G. Sano, Paul Johanns, Paul Grandgeorge, Changyeob Baek, Pedro M. Reis, “Exploring the inner workings of the clove hitch knot”, Extreme Mechanics Letters, 55, 101788 (2022). [html, pdf]
[101] Matteo Pezzulla, Dong Yan, Pedro M. Reis, “A geometrically exact model for thin magneto-elastic shells”, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 166, 104916 (2022). [html, pdf]
[100] Paul Grandgeorge, Tomohiko G. Sano, Pedro M. Reis, “An elastic rod in frictional contact with a rigid cylinder”, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 164, 104885 (2022). [html, pdf]
[99] Tomohiko G. Sano, Matteo Pezzulla, Pedro M. Reis, “A Kirchhoff-like theory for hard magnetic rods under geometrically nonlinear deformation in three dimensions”, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 160, 104739 (2022). [html, pdf]
[98] Dong Yan, Arefeh Abbasi, Pedro M. Reis, “A comprehensive framework for hard-magnetic beams: Reduced-order theory, 3D simulations, and experiments”, International Journal of Solids and Structures, 257, 111319 (2022). [html, pdf]
2021:
[97] Changyeob Baek, Alison G. Martin, Samuel Poincloux, Tian Chen, and Pedro M. Reis, “Smooth Triaxial Weaving with Naturally Curved Ribbons”, Physical Review Letters, 127, 104301 (2021). [html, pdf] (Editor’s Suggestion & Cover Story [pdf], Physics Synopsis [html], Nature Reviews Physics Research Highlight [html])
[96] Arefeh Abbasi, Dong Yan, Pedro M. Reis, “Probing the buckling of pressurized spherical shells”, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 155, 104545 (2021). [html, pdf]
[95] Bhavesh Shrimali, Matteo Pezzulla, Samuel Poincloux, Pedro M. Reis, Oscar Lopez-Pamies, “The remarkable bending properties of perforated plates”, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 154, 104514 (2021). [html, pdf]
[94] Samuel Poincloux, Tian Chen, Basile Audoly, and Pedro M. Reis, “Bending Response of a Book with Internal Friction”, Physical Review Letters, 126, 218004 (2021). [html, pdf]
[93] Dong Yan, Matteo Pezzulla, Lilian Cruveiller, Arefeh Abbasi & Pedro M. Reis, “Magneto-active elastic shells with tunable buckling strength”, Nature Communications, 12, 2831 (2021). [html, pdf]
[92] Paul Grandgeorge, Changyeob Baek, Harmeet Singh, Paul Johanns, Tomohiko G. Sano, Alastair Flynn, John H. Maddocks, and Pedro M. Reis, “Mechanics of two filaments in tight orthogonal contact”, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 118 (15), e2021684118 (2021). [html, pdf]
[91] Paul Johanns, Paul Grandgeorge, Changyeob Baek, Tomohiko G. Sano, John H. Maddocks, Pedro M. Reis, “The shapes of physical trefoil knots”, Extreme Mechanics Letters, 43, 101172 (2021). [html, pdf]
[90] Tian Chen, Mark Pauly & Pedro M. Reis, “A reprogrammable mechanical metamaterial with stable memory”, Nature, 589, 386–390 (2021). [html, pdf] (Nature News and Views [html] and EPFL News [html])
[89] Changyeob Baek, Paul Johanns, Tomohiko G. Sano, Paul Grandgeorge, Pedro M. Reis, “Finite Element Modeling of Tight Elastic Knots”, Journal of Applied Mechanics, 88 (2), 024501 (2021). [html, pdf]
2020:
[88] M. Pezzulla, E. F. Strong, F. Gallaire, and P. M. Reis, “Deformation of porous flexible strip in low and moderate Reynolds number flows”, Physical Review Fluids, 5, 084103 (2020). [html, pdf]
[87] Lingzhi Cai, Joel Marthelot, Claudio Falcón, Pedro M. Reis, and P.-T. Brun, “Printing on liquid elastomers”, Soft Matter, 16, 3137 (2020). [html, pdf]
[86] Dong Yan, Matteo Pezzulla, Pedro M. Reis, “Buckling of pressurized spherical shells containing a through-thickness defect”, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 138, 103923 (2020). [html, pdf]
[85] Andreas Leber, Alexis G. Page, Dong Yan, Yunpeng Qu, Shahrzad Shadman, Pedro Reis, Fabien Sorin, “Compressible and Electrically Conducting Fibers for Large-Area Sensing of Pressures”, Advanced Functional Materials, 30 (1), 1904274 (2020). [html, pdf]
2019:
[84] Matteo Pezzulla, Pedro M. Reis, “A weak Form Implementation of Nonlinear Axisymmetric Shell Equations With Examples”, Journal of Applied Mechanics, 86 (12), 124502 (2019). [html, pdf]
[83] E. F. Strong, M. Pezzulla, F. Gallaire, P. Reis, and L. Siconolfi, “Hydrodynamic loading of perforated disks in creeping flows”, Physical Review Fluids, 4, 084101 (2019). [html, pdf]
[82] Anna Lee, Dong Yan, Matteo Pezzulla, Douglas P. Holmes, and Pedro M. Reis, “Evolution of critical buckling conditions in imperfect bilayer shells through residual swelling”, Soft Matter, 15, 6134-6144 (2019). [html, pdf]
[81] Mark Guttag, Dong Yan, Pedro M. Reis, “Programmable Aerodynamic Drag on Active Dimpled Cylinders”, Advanced Engineering Materials, 21 (7), 1801315 (2019). [html, pdf]
[80] Changyeob Baek, Pedro M. Reis, “Rigidity of hemispherical elastic gridshells under point load indentation”, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 124, 411-426 (2019). [html, pdf]
2018:
[79] Pedro M. Reis, Fabian Brau & Pascal Damman, “The mechanics of slender structures”, Nature Physics, 14, 1150-1151 (2018). [html, pdf]
[78] J. Marthelot, E. F. Strong, P. M. Reis & P.-T. Brun, “Designing soft materials with interfacial instabilities in liquid films”, Nature Communications, 9, 4477 (2018). [html, pdf]
[77] James Miller, Nathan Wicks, Pedro Reis, Tianxiang Su, “Method and system for extending reach in deviated wellbores using selected injection speed”, U.S. Patent US 10,041,313 B2, issued August 7 (2018). [html, pdf]
[76] James Miller, Nathan Wicks, Jahir A. Pabon, Pedro Reis, “Method and system for extending reach in deviated wellbores using selected vibration frequency”, U.S. Patent US 10,030,456 B2, issued July 24 (2018). [html, pdf]
[75] J. Marthelot, E. F. Strong, P. M. Reis, and P.-T. Brun, “Solid structures generated by capillary instability in thin liquid films”, Physical Review Fluids, 3, 100506 (2018). [html, pdf, poster]
[74] M. Guttag, H. H. Karimi, C. Falcón, P. M. Reis, “Aeroelastic deformation of a perforated strip”, Physical Review Fluids, 3, 014003 (2018). [html, pdf]
[73] M. K. Jawed, N. G. Hadjiconstantinou, D. M. Parks, and P. M. Reis, “Patterns of Carbon Nanotubes by Flow-Directed Deposition on Substrates with Architectured Topographies”, Nano Letters, 18, 1660-1667 (2018). [html, pdf]
[72] Changyeob Baek, Andrew O. Sageman-Furnas, Mohammad K. Jawed, and Pedro M. Reis, “Form finding in elastic gridshells”, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 115 (1), 75-80 (2018). [html, pdf] (Supplementary Information, including videos [pdf])
2017:
[71] M. Guttag, P. M. Reis, “Active aerodynamic drag reduction on morphable cylinders”, Physical Review Fluids, 2, 123903 (2017). [html, pdf]
[70] Rashed Al-Rashed, Francisco López Jiménez, Joel Marthelot, and Pedro M. Reis, “Buckling patterns in biaxially pre-stretched bilayer shells: wrinkles, creases, folds and fracture-like ridges”, Soft Matter, 13, 7969 (2017). [html, pdf]
[69] Joel Marthelot, Francisco López Jiménez, Anna Lee, John W. Hutchinson, Pedro M. Reis, “Buckling of a Pressurized Hemispherical Shell Subjected to a Probing Force”, Journal of Applied Mechanics, 84, 121005 (2017). [html, pdf]
[68] J. Marthelot, P.-T. Brun, F. López Jiménez, and P. M. Reis, “Reversible patterning of spherical shells through constrained buckling”, Physical Review Materials, 1, 025601 (2017). [html, pdf]
[67] M. K. Jawed, P. M. Reis, “Dynamics of a flexible helical filament rotating in a viscous fluid near a rigid boundary”, Physical Review Fluids, 2, 034101 (2017). [html, pdf]
[66] Francisco López Jiménez, Joel Marthelot, Anna Lee, John W. Hutchinson, Pedro M. Reis, “Technical Brief: Knockdown Factor for the Buckling of Spherical Shells Containing Large-Amplitude Geometric Defects”, Journal of Applied Mechanics, 84 (3), 034501 (2017). [html, pdf]
2016:
[65] F. López Jiménez, P. Upadhyaya, J. Liljenhjerte, P.M. Reis, S. Kumar, “Soft optical composites for tunable transmittance”, Extreme Mechanics Letters, 9, 297-303 (2016). [html, pdf]
[64] Anna Lee, Francisco López Jiménez, Joel Marthelot, John W. Hutchinson, and Pedro M. Reis, “The Geometric Role of Precisely Engineered Imperfections on the Critical Buckling Load of Spherical Elastic Shells”, Journal of Applied Mechanics, 83 (11), 111005 (2016). [html, pdf]
[63] A. Lee, P. -T. Brun, J. Marthelot, G. Balestra, F. Gallaire & P. M. Reis, “Fabrication of slender elastic shells by the coating of curved surfaces”, Nature Communications, 7, 11155 (2016). [html, pdf]
[62] Francisco López Jiménez, Norbert Stoop, Romain Lagrange, Jörn Dunkel, and Pedro M. Reis, “Curvature-Controlled Defect Localization in Elastic Surface Crystals”, Physical Review Letters, 116, 104301 (2016). [html, pdf] (Cover Story [html, pdf])
[61] R. Lagrange, F. López Jiménez, D. Terwagne, M. Brojan, and P.M. Reis, “From wrinkling to global buckling of a ring on a curved substrate”, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 89, 77-95 (2016). [html, pdf]
[60] Connor G. Mulcahy, Tianxiang Su, Nathan Wicks, Pedro M. Reis, “Extending the Reach of a Rod Injected Into a Cylinder Through Axial Rotation”, Journal of Applied Mechanics, 83 (5), 051003 (2016). [html, pdf]
[59] Francisco López Jiménez, Shanmugam Kumar, Pedro M. Reis, “Soft Color Composites with Tunable Optical Transmittance”, Advanced Optical Materials, 4, 620-626 (2016). [html, pdf]
[58] Mohammad K. Jawed and Pedro M. Reis, “Deformation of a soft helical filament in an axial flow at low Reynolds number”, Soft Matter, 12, 1898-1905 (2016). [html, pdf]
2015:
[57] M. K. Jawed, N. K. Khouri, F. Da, E. Grinspun, and P. M. Reis, “Propulsion and Instability of a Flexible Helical Rod Rotating in a Viscous Fluid”, Physical Review Letters, 115, 168101 (2015). [html, pdf]
[56] Pedro M. Reis, Heinrich M. Jaeger, Martin van Hecke, “Designer Matter: A perspective”, Extreme Mechanics Letters, 5, 25-29 (2015) [html, pdf]
[55] Pedro M. Reis, Francisco López Jiménez, and Joel Marthelot, “Transforming architectures inspired by origami”, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 112 (40), 12234-12235 (2015). [html, pdf]
[54] Pedro M. Reis, “A Perspective on the Revival of Structural (In)Stability with Novel Opportunities for Function: From Buckliphobia to Buckliphilia”, Journal of Applied Mechanics, 82 (11), 111001 (2015). [html, pdf]
[53] M. K. Jawed, P. Dieleman, B. Audoly, and P. M. Reis, “Untangling the Mechanics and Topology in the Frictional Response of Long Overhand Elastic Knots”, Physical Review Letters, 115, 118302 (2015). [html, pdf] (Supplemental Material [pdf]) (Physics Focus)
[52] Mohammad K. Jawed, Pierre-Thomas Brun, Pedro M. Reis, “A Geometric Model for the Coiling of an Elastic Rod Deployed Onto a Moving Substrate”, Journal of Applied Mechanics, 82 (12), 121007 (2015). [html, pdf]
[51] J.T. Miller, T. Su, E.B. Dussan, J. Pabon, N. Wicks, K. Bertoldi, P.M. Reis, “Buckling-induced lock-up of a slender rod injected into a horizontal cylinder”, International Journal of Solids Structures, 72, 153-164 (2015). [html, pdf]
[50] M. Fryer, D. Terwagne, P. M. Reis, H. Nepf, “Fabrication of flexible blade models from a silicone-based polymer to test the effect of surface corrugations on drag and blade motion”, Limnology and Oceanography Methods, 13 (11), 630-639 (2015). [html, pdf]
[49] J.T. Miller, T. Su, J. Pabon, N. Wicks, K. Bertoldi, P.M. Reis, “Buckling of a thin elastic rod inside a horizontal cylindrical constraint”, Extreme Mechanics Letters, 3, 36-44 (2015). [html, pdf]
[48] Norbert Stoop, Romain Lagrange, Denis Terwagne, Pedro M. Reis & Jörn Dunkel, “Curvature-induced symmetry breaking determines elastic surface patterns”, Nature Materials, 14, 337–342 (2015). [html, pdf] (Supplementary Information [pdf]).
[47] Jay T. Miller, Connor G. Mulcahy, Jahir Pabon, Nathan Wicks, Pedro M. Reis, “Extending the Reach of a Rod Injected Into a Cylinder Through Distributed Vibration”, Journal of Applied Mechanics, 82 (2), 021003 (2015). [html, pdf]
[46] Arnaud Lazarus, Pedro M. Reis, “Soft Actuation of Structured Cylinders through Auxetic Behavior”, Advanced Engineering Materials, 17, 815-820 (2015). [html, pdf]
2014:
[45] Mohammad K. Jawed, Pedro M. Reis, “Pattern morphology in the elastic sewing machine”, Extreme Mechanics Letters, 1, 76-82 (2014) [html, pdf] (Supplementary Information [pdf])
[44] Miha Brojan, Denis Terwagne. Romain Lagrange, and Pedro M. Reis, “Wrinkling crystallography on spherical surfaces”, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 112 (1), 14-19 (2014). [html, pdf]
[43] Alice Nasto, Pedro M. Reis, “Localized Structures in Indented Shells: A Numerical Investigation”, Journal of Applied Mechanics, 81 (12), 121008 (2014). [html, pdf]
[42] Mohammad K. Jawed, Fang Da, Jungseock Joo, Eitan Grinspun, and Pedro M. Reis, “Coiling of elastic rods on rigid substrates”, Proceedings of the Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A., 111, 14663 (2014). [html, pdf] (Supplementary Information, including videos [html, pdf])
[41] T. Su, J. Liu, D. Terwagne, P.M. Reis, and K. Bertoldi, “Buckling of an elastic rod embedded on an elastomeric matrix: planar vs. non-planar configurations” Soft Matter, 10, 6294-6302 (2014). [html, pdf] (Supplementary Information [html, pdf])
[40] A.W. Epstein, S. Rudolph, H.H. Einstein, and P.M. Reis, “Enhancing Design Students’ Comfort and Versatility in the Shop: A Project-Based Approach.” Proc. Amer. Soc. Eng. Edu. Annual Conference, paper # 2014-9085 (2014). [html, pdf]
[39] D. Terwagne, M. Brojan, and P.M. Reis, “Smart Morphable Surfaces for Aerodynamic Drag Control” Adv. Mater., 26, 6608 (2014). [html, pdf] (Supplementary Information [html, pdf]) Cover Story [html,pdf]
[38] J.T. Miller, A. Lazarus, Basile Audoly, and P.M. Reis, “Shapes of a Suspended Curly Hair” Phys. Rev. Lett, 112, 068103 (2014). [html, pdf] (Editor’s Suggestion & Cover Story)
2013:
[37] A. Lazarus, J.T. Miller, M. Metlitz, and P.M. Reis, “Contorting a heavy and naturally curved elastic rod” Soft Matter, 9, 8274 (2013). [html, pdf] (Special themed issue on “Geometry and Topology of Soft Materials”)
[36] A. Nasto, A. Ajdari, A. Lazarus, A. Vaziri, and P.M. Reis, “Localization of deformation in thin shells under indentation” Soft Matter 9, 6796 (2013). [html, pdf] (Special Themed Issue on “Emerging Investigators in Soft Matter”)
[35] A. Lazarus, J.T. Miller, and P.M. Reis, “Continuation of equilibria and stability of slender elastic rods using an asymptotic numerical method” J. Mech. Phys. Solids., 61(8), 1712(2013). [html, pdf]
2012:
[34] A. Lazarus, H. C. B. Florijn, and P. M. Reis, “Geometry-Induced Rigidity in Nonspherical Pressurized Elastic Shells” Phys. Rev. Lett, 109, 144301 (2012). [html, pdf] (Cover [pdf], Editor’s Suggestion and Physics Focus).
[33] J. Shim, C. Perdigou, E.R. Chen, K. Bertoldi, and P.M. Reis, “Buckling induced encapsulation of structured elastic shells under pressure” Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A., 109, 16 (2012). [html, pdf] (Supplementary Information [pdf])
2011:
[32] P.M. Reis, “Thin films: Folded in hierarchy” Nature Materials 10, 907 (2011). [html, pdf]
[31] H. Vandeparre, M. Pineirua, F. Brau, B. Roman, J. Bico, C. Gay, W. Bao, C.N. Lau, P.M. Reis, and P. Damman, “Wrinkling Hierarchy in Constrained Thin Sheets from Suspended Graphene to Curtains” Phys. Rev. Lett, 106, 224301 (2011) [html, pdf] (Cover Story [pdf])
[30] A-T. Akono, P.M. Reis, and F-J. Ulm, “Scratching as a Fracture Process: From Butter to Steel” Phys. Rev. Lett, 106, 204302 (2011). [html, pdf] (Physical Review Focus)
[29] J.M. Aristoff, R. Stocker, P.M. Reis, and S. Jung, “On the water-lapping of felines and the water-running of lizards: a unifying physical perspective” Communicative & Integrative Biology, 4, 213-215 (2011). [html, pdf]
[28] R. Stocker, S. Jung, J. Aristoff, and P.M. Reis, “Response to Comment on “How Cats Lap: Water Uptake by Felis catus”” Science, 334, 331-c (2011). [html, pdf] (Original Comment by M. Nauenberg [html, pdf])
2010:
[27] P.M. Reis, S. Jung, J. Aristoff, and R. Stocker “How Cats Lap: Water uptake by Felis catus” Science, 330 , 1231 (2010). [html, pdf] (Cover Story, Supporting Online Material [html, pdf])
[26] P.M. Reis, J. Hure, S. Jung, J.W.M. Bush, and C. Clanet, “Grabbing Water” Soft Matter, 6, 5705 (2010). [html, pdf] (selected as a ‘hot article‘)
[25] P. Buchak, C. Eloy, and P.M. Reis, “The Clapping Book: wind-driven oscillations in a stack of elastic sheets” Phys. Rev. Lett., 105, 194301 (2010). [html, pdf]
[24] P.S. Raux, P.M. Reis, J.W.M. Bush, and C. Clanet, “Rolling ribbons” Phys. Rev. Lett., 105, 044301 (2010). [html, pdf] (selected as “Editor Suggestion”)
[23] D. Sen, K. Novoselov, P.M. Reis, and M.J. Buehler, “Tearing of graphene sheets from adhesive substrates produces tapered nanoribbons” Small, 6, 1108 (2010). [html, pdf] (Supplementary Info [html, pdf])
2009:
[22] K. Bertoldi, P.M. Reis, S. Willshaw, and T. Mullin, “Negative Poisson’s ratio behavior induced by an elastic instability” Adv. Mater., 21, 1 (2009). [html, pdf]
[21] M.D. Shattuck, R.A. Ingale, and P.M. Reis, “Granular Thermodynamics” AIP Conf. Proc., 1145, 43 (2009). [html, pdf]
[20] P.M. Reis, F. Corson, A. Boudaoud, and B. Roman, “Localization through surface folding in solid foams under compression” Phys. Rev. Lett, 103, 045501 (2009). [html, pdf]
[19] D. Vella, J. Bico, A. Boudadoud, B. Roman, and P.M. Reis, “The macroscopic delamination of thin films from elastic substrates” Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A., 106, 10901 (2009). [html, pdf]
[18] S. Jung, P.M. Reis, J. James. C. Clanet, and J.W. Bush, “Capillary Origami in Nature” Phys. Fluids, 21, 091110 (2009). [html, pdf]
2008:
[17] P.M. Reis, B. Audoly, and B. Roman, “Cracking sheets: Oscillatory fracture paths in thin elastic sheets ” Chaos, 18, 041108 (2008). [html, pdf]
[16] E. Hamm, P.M. Reis, M. LeBlanc, B. Roman, and E. Cerda, “Tearing as a test for mechanical characterization of thin adhesive films” Nature Materials, 96, 386 (2008). [html,pdf] (Supplementary Material [html, pdf], Front Cover [html, pdf], [Video])
[15] P.M. Reis, A. Kumar, M.D. Shattuck, and B. Roman, “Unzip Instabilities: straight to oscillatory transitions in the cutting of thin elastic sheets” Europhys. Lett., 82, 64002 (2008). [html, pdf]
2007:
[14] P.M. Reis, R.A. Ingale, and M.D. Shattuck, “Forcing independent velocity distributions in an experimental granular fluid” Phys. Rev. E, 74, 051311 (2007). [html, pdf]
[13] P.M. Reis, R.A. Ingale, and M.D. Shattuck, “Caging dynamics in a granular fluid” Phys. Rev. Lett., 98, 188301 (2007). [html, pdf]
2006:
[12] P.M. Reis, T. Sykes, and T. Mullin, “Phases of granular segregation in a binary mixture” Phys. Rev. E, 74, 051306 (2006). [html, pdf]
[11] P.M. Reis, R.A. Ingale, and M.D. Shattuck, “Crystallization of a quasi-two-dimensional granular fluid” Phys. Rev. Lett., 96, 258001 (2006). [html, pdf]
[10] P.M. Reis, B. Roman, and B. Audoly, “Oscillating fracture paths in thin elastic sheets: when geometry rules the fracture path” Proceedings of the 16th European Conference on Fracture, Alexandroupolis, Greece, “Fracture of Nano and Engineering Materials and Structures”, 119 (Springer 2006). [pdf]
2005:
[9] B. Audoly, B. Roman, and P.M. Reis, “Cracks in Brittle thin Sheets: When Geometry Rules the Fracture Path” Phys. Rev. Lett., 95, 025502 (2005). [html, pdf]
[8] B. Audoly, B. Roman, and P.M. Reis, “Comment on The Cycloidal Wake of a cylinder Tearing Through a Thin Sheet” Phys, Rev. Lett., 94, 129601 (2005). [html, pdf]
[7] G. Ehrhardt, A. Stephenson, and P.M. Reis, “Segregation Mechanisms in a Numerical Model of a Binary Granular Mixture” Phys. Rev. E, 71, 041301 (2005). [html, pdf]
[6] B. Audoly, P.M. Reis, and B. Roman, “Oscillating fracture paths in thin brittle sheets: when geometry rules the fracture path” Proceedings of the XI International Conference on Fracture, Turin, Italy, ed. A. Carpinteri (2005). [pdf]
2004:
[5] B. Roman, B. Audoly, and P.M. Reis, “La déchirure en fermeture éclair” Pour la Science, 323 (September 2004).
[4] P.M. Reis, G. Ehrhardt, A. Stephenson, and T. Mullin, “Gases, Liquids and Crystals in Granular Segregation” Europhys. Lett., 66, 357 (2004). [html, pdf]
2003:
[3] B. Roman, P.M. Reis, B. Audoly, S. de Villiers, V. Vignie, and D. Vallet, “Oscillatory fracture paths in thin elastic sheets” C.R. de Mecanique, 331, 881 (2003). [html, pdf]
[2] P.M. Reis, G. Ehrhardt, and T. Mullin, “Segregation phases in a vibrated binary granular layer” Unifying concepts in the Physics of Glasses and Granular media, Capri, Italy, eds. A. Coniglio, A. Fierro, H.J. Herrmann and M. Nicodemi, 99 (Elsevier Science 2003). [html, pdf]
2002:
[1] P.M. Reis and T. Mullin, “Granular Segregation as a Critical Phenomenon” Phys. Rev. Lett., 89, 244301 (2002). [html, pdf]