This paper explains how suspensions of small particules (e.g. cornstarch in water), which are called shear-thickening suspensions and are known to “thicken” or jam when one tries to deform them too rapidly, can flow through a pipe without clogging the …
Paper in PNAS: How do shear-thickening suspensions flow through pipes ? Read more »
The School is designed for scientists, engineers and postgraduate students who are not the experts in the rarefied gas dynamics but need to apply this field in their every‐day work. The aim of the School is to train the participants …
20ème IUVSTA School Vacuum Gas Dynamics (17-21 Septembre 2023) Read more »
Media composed of a mixture of fluid and microscopic solid particles are all around us, from mud to fresh concrete to liquid food. Yet, how these media flow is still poorly understood, as illustrated by the familiar and notorious suspension …
Article dans Physical Review X : le “Capillarytron” Read more »
Soft robots have garnered significant attention in recent years, thanks to their ability to carry out a range of complex tasks such as gripping, crawling or swimming. Joel Marthelot at IUSTI and PT Brun’s team at Princeton University present a …
Article dans Nature ‘Bubble casting soft robotics’ Read more »
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Le réseau des mécaniciens (RDM) de la MITI organise avec le soutient de la Formation Permanente de la DR12 une Action Nationale de Formation intitulée “LA MECANIQUE ET LE MONDE DU VIVANT”. Informations et inscriptions sur notre site rdm.prod.lamp.cnrs.fr. Un …
La Mécanique et le monde du Vivant : formation du 19-22 Octobre 2021 – évènement CNRS Read more »
Une visite insolite à l’IUSTI le 6 octobre pour découvrir : Comment voir dans le noir ? Pourquoi peut-on courir sur une piscine de maïzena ? Comment les plantes carnivores attrapent les insectes ? Peut-on faire cuire des aliments avec …
The CoPerMix project on mixing, led by E. Villermaux and involving H. Lhuissier and B. Metzger at IUSTI and many other partners across Europe, has just started. Please check out our new website (https://www.copermix-itn.eu/) and also the PhD offers (https://www.copermix-itn.eu/vacancies/) including ours at IUSTI (https://bloenmetzger.wordpress.com/2021/02/01/marie-curie-phd-position-available/).
Mathieu Souzy is the winner of the visualization challenge from the Digital Rock Portal (https://www.digitalrocksportal.org/) of the National Science Foundation. Watch this video to experience the flow within a 3D porous media (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkHmAcAheAQ&feature=youtu.be). Note that this video was generated from 3D experimental measurements of …
