Wayne Tu

PhD student studying hippie materials and structures @UMich

[Tian "Tim" Chen @timtianchen]

New in PNAS: we 3D-printed "knits" as 3D entangled solids with programmable stiffness & dissipation. We unify the mechanics of traditional and printed knits across materials and scales - down to loops 50 µm across, the smallest knit ever fabricated.

https://t.co/QSIgki1o1Y

[Wayne Tu @WayneTu123]

'Snags' are fabric defects where filaments get accidentally pulled out, but what if we intentionally introduce 'snags' to woven fabrics? Check our Back Cover article published in Soft Matter: https://t.co/8BcVwOIXeW @filipov_lab

[Wayne Tu @WayneTu123]

Thx @ConversationUS for covering our @PhysRevResearch article. We @filipov_lab demonstrated that woven baskets aren’t just aesthetically pleasing – they’re sturdier and more resilient than stiff containers. Huge kudos to our amazing editor @MaryMagnuson7! https://t.co/3g8oeE3XjK

[Physical Review Research @PhysRevResearch]

Corner topology makes woven baskets into stiff, yet resilient metamaterials, Guowei Wayne Tu et al #Topology #SoftMatter #Metamaterials https://t.co/LIOcg4Bn6i

[Michigan Engineering @UMengineering]

NEW ARTICLE: “Woven metamaterials inspired by baskets for stiff, resilient robots.” Able to undergo repeated compressions without losing their shape, woven materials could form robots, exoskeletons, car parts, architectural components and more.
https://t.co/35e31TguFU

[Wayne Tu @WayneTu123]

The woven metamaterials in our new study can be used to create next-generation soft robots that can bear heavy load, be easily actuated, and recover from overload damage! Check this news article by @UMengineering @UM_CEE @umichme @filipov_lab https://t.co/NcW5RXEAqJ

[Wayne Tu @WayneTu123]

As always, a huge thank you to my advisor @filipov_lab for his constant support and mentoring!

[Wayne Tu @WayneTu123]

People weave baskets for asthetic and geometric values, but any mechanical advantages? In our new study published in Physical Review Research, we revealed that woven baskets provide comparable stiffness yet far superior resilience to continuous systems: https://t.co/YnimYJDFIh

[Wayne Tu @WayneTu123]

@TuoZhao @EPrinceton @Nature Veryyyy fascinating work!! Congrats Tuo!!!

[Bolei Deng 邓博磊 @Bolei_Deng]

Our recent publication in PRX unveils a universal scaling law to predict the fracture energy of polymer-like networks. This discovery opens up possibilities for designing mechanical metamaterials with unprecedented fracture resistance. @chase_hartquist @ShuWang_1111 @ProfZhaoMIT

[Wenjie Zhou @WenjieZhou11]

PAMs in Action!
@ScienceMagazine

Our paper: https://t.co/YybGwtHUUI

Related perspective article: https://t.co/iMckRAJ80L

Video source: https://t.co/JcsdGbFGnk

Video credit: Wenjie Zhou and Peter Holderness/Caltech

[Wayne Tu @WayneTu123]

@shequestration 'Killer Little Bro'

[Wayne Tu @WayneTu123]

@shequestration haha, 危机, 机会, and 机器

[Wayne Tu @WayneTu123]

@WenzhongYan 👏👏👏

[ANKIT PATEL 🇮🇳 | AI @Ankit_patel211]

@NobelPrize Cillian Murphy and Margot Robbie have been honored with the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics for their work on the Barbenheimer effect. 👀

#NobelPrize

[Wayne Tu @WayneTu123]

@shequestration Donuts Lmao😂

[Wayne Tu @WayneTu123]

@KABrownLab @Nature 😂😂

[Paolo Caldarelli @caldarellip1]

📢Exciting news! My PhD work, supervised by @JgrosL, has just been published in @Nature. Thanks to all the co-authors! 📄In this study, we (re)explored a longstanding question in developmental biology: why, when a chick embryo is cut in half during gastrulation, each half can still develop into a fully formed embryo (see📽️ below). Our findings highlight the pivotal role that tissue mechanics plays in driving this remarkable process. Check out the pre-print Xorial and enjoy the read! ⬇️ https://t.co/7dRUIAVmBA

[Wayne Tu @WayneTu123]

@zhigangsuo I would've been a happier student if I grew up doing homework like this

[Wayne Tu @WayneTu123]

@timtianchen @SocEngScience Looove Hangzhou! Hate the food there though...