The Physics of Soft Matter Lab at Harvey Mudd College studies the physical principles of soft material deformation.

Our paper showing that viscoelastic materials are most energy efficient when loaded and unloaded at equal rates is published in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface!

Posted 31 Jan 2024 by Mark

Our paper presenting a tunable, simplified model for biological latch-mediated spring actuated systems is published in Integrative Organismal Biology!

Posted 01 Sep 2022 by Mark

Our paper showing that the ultrafast snap of a finger is mediated by skin friction is published in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface!

Posted 23 May 2022 by Mark

Our paper on latch-based control of energy output in spring actuated systems is published in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface!

Posted 22 Jul 2020 by Mark