Publications

A23. D. Sen, K. Novoselov, P. Reis and M.J. Buehler, "Tearing of graphene sheets from adhesive substrates produces tapered nanoribbons", submitted (2009).

A22. 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].

A21. M. D. Shattuck, R. A. Ingale, and P.M. Reis, "Granular Thermodynamics", AIP Conf. Proc. 1145, 43 (2009) [html, pdf]

A20. 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].

A19. D. Vella, J. Bico, A. Boudadoud, B. Roman and P.M. Reis, "Delamination of thin elastic sheets adhered to an elastic substrate", Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 106, 10901 (2009) [html, pdf].

A18. S. Jung, P.M. Reis, J. James. C. Clanet and J.W. Bush, "Capillary Origami in Nature", Phys. Fluids, in press (2009) [html, pdf].

A17. P.M. Reis, B. Audoly, B. Roman, "Cracking sheets: Oscillatory fracture paths in thin elastic sheets ", Chaos 18 041108 (2008) [html, pdf].

A16. E. Hamm, P.M. Reis, M. LeBlanc, B. Roman, E. Certa, "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].

A15. P.M. Reis, A. Kumar, M.D. Shattuck and B. Roman, "Unizip Instabilities: straight to oscillatory transitions in the cutting of thin elastic sheets", Europhys. Lett. 82, 64002 (2008). [html,pdf]

A14. 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]

A13. P.M. Reis, R.A. Ingale and M.D. Shattuck, "Caging dynamics in a granular fluid", Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 188301 (2007). [html,pdf]

A12. P.M. Reis, T. Sykes and T. Mullin, "Phases of granular segregation in a binary mixture", Phys. Rev. E 74, 051306 (2006). [html,pdf]

A11. 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]

A10. 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", page 119 (Springer 2006). [pdf]

A9. 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]

A8. 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]

A7. 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]

A6. 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]

A5. B. Roman, B. Audoly and P.M. Reis, "La déchirure en fermeture éclair", Pour la Science 323 (September 2004).

A4. P.M. Reis, G. Ehrhardt, A. Stephenson and T. Mullin, "Gases, Liquids and Crystals in Granular Segregation", Europhys. Lett. 66, 357 (2004). [html,pdf]

A3. 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]

A2. 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, page 99 (Elsevier Science 2003). [html, pdf]

A1. P.M. Reis and T. Mullin, "Granular Segregation as a Critical Phenomenon", Phys. Rev. Lett. 89, 244301 (2002). [html,pdf] 

B16. "Materials Science: Squeezing Holes", Marc S. Levine, Editor's Choice: Highlights of the Recent Literature, Science 325, 1601 (2009). [html, pdf].

B15. "High Flex: failing stickers lead to research that could improve stretchable electronics" Technology Review, September/October 2009.

B14.  Online press coverage  of our article on delamination blisters [A19]: Nanowerk, Science Daily, EU-Cordis, Inside Engineer, ZDNet, Gizmag, Physorg, Frost & Sullivan.

B13. "A curvy, stretchy future for electronics", John A. Rogers, and Yonggang Huang, Commentry, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 106, 10875 (2009) [html, pdf].

B12. "Material mechanics: An angle on sticky films", J. Groenewold, News and Views, Nature Materials 7 348 (2008). [html, pdf].

B11. "A Sticky Issue", D. Castelvecchi, Science News 173 12 (2008). [html]

B10. Audio coverage of our article on tearing of adhesive sheet [A16]:

• Interview for NPR's (USA) "Morning Edition" (April 2, 2008) [Listen].
• Interview of B. Roman for RTL's (France) "Le Journal de 7h" (April 29, 2008) [Listen].
• Interview of B. Roman for RSR's (Switzerland) "La Science de Pain" (May 26, 2008) [Listen].
• Scientific American 60-Second Science Podcast [Listen].

B9. International press coverage coverage of our article on tearing of adhesive sheet [A16]:
MIT TechTalk (USA); MIT News Office Press Release (USA); El Mercurio (Chile); USACH Al Día (Chile); The Globe and Mail (Canada); Malaysia Sun (Malazya); Daily India (India); Ciência Hoje (Portugal); deFrente Algébrica (Portugal); KIJK (Holland); Publico (Spain); NyTeknik (Sweden); Pour la Science (France); Science et Avenir (France); Le figaro (France); La Croix (France); CNRS Press Release (France); Le Matin (Switzerland); GEO [pdf] (Germany);

B8.  Online press coverage coverage of our article on tearing of adhesive sheet [A16]:
MIT Homepage, CNN, MSNBC, NanoWerk, Science Daily, Eurekalert, Physorg, Yahoo News, Live Science, Ars Technica, Inovations-Report, Science News Daily.

B7. "Crumpling, buckling, and cracking: Elasticity of thin sheets", M. Marder, R. D. Deegan and E. Sharon, Physics Today 60 (2), 33 , February (2007). [html, pdf]

B6. "Shaky Equilibrium", Physical Review Focus 17, 24, 30th June (2006). [html, pdf]

B5. "Rock'n'Roll in der Petrischale", Physik Journal 5, 18 (2006). [pdf]

B4. "Cracked it", Research Highlights; Nature 436, 306 (2005). [pdf]

B3. "Envelope physics sheds light on ice sheets", Nature Science Update, 02 Dec (2003). 

B2. "Granular Games", Nature Materials, 2 (1), 6 (2003). 

B1. "A Poor Mix", Research Highlights, Nature Physics Portal, 25 Nov (2002).

C20.  Out of equilibrium – Fall Meeting of the New England Section of the American Physical Society, UMass Boston, USA (October 2008).
C19.  New England Granular Workshop, Brandeis University, Waltham, USA (May 2008).
C18.  Workshop on 'Crystalization and Jamming', Lorentz Center, Leiden, Holland (February, 2008).
C17.  Physics Department, Univ. of Beureuth, Germany (February, 2007).
C16.  Physics Department, Univ. of Konstanz, Germany (December, 2006).
C15.  MCND, Univ. Manchester, UK (April, 2006).
C14.  IUSTI/IRPHE, Marseille, France (January, 2006)
C13.  SPEC, Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique (CEA), France (December, 2005)

C12.  Department of Mathematics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA (January, 2007)
C11.  PGP, University of Oslo, Norway (November, 2005)
C10.  Physics Department, Leiden University, Holland. (December, 2005)
C9.   Currant Institute, New York University, USA. (April 2004)
C8.   Maths Departm., New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA. (April 2004)
C7.   Levich Institute, City College of New York, USA. (March 2004)

C6.   PMMH, ESPCI, France, (October 2004).
C5.   Department of Mathematics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA. (May 2004).
C4.   Nonlinear Dynamics Group, University of Toronto, Canada (April 2003).
C3.   Manchester Centre for Nonlinear Dynamics, University of Manchester, UK. (September 2002); 
C2.   London Mathematical Society Workshop on Particle Size Segregation, Mixing and Pattern Formation in Granular Materials, St. Martin’s College, Lancaster, UK. (August 2002)

C1.  Young Physicist Conference, Institute of Physics, University of Manchester, UK. (December 2002)

D16.   “The elasto-pipette: grabbing water with thin elastic sheets”, Fluids and Elasticity 2009, Carry-le-Rouet, France (June 2009).

D15.   “The elasto-pipette: grabbing water with thin elastic sheets”, Division of Fluids Dynamics of the APS, San Antonio, USA (November 2008).

D14.   "Anticracks in the venation network of leaves", APS March meeting, Denver, USA (March 2007).

D13.   "Anticracks: localization in the deformation of solid foams under compression", Rencontre de Physique Statistique, Paris, France (January 2007).

D12.   "Caging dynamics in a uniformly heated granulat fluid", Division of Fluids Dynamics of the APS, Tampa USA (November 2006).

D11.   "The Unzip Instabilities: straight-to-oscillatory transitions in the tearing of thin elastic sheets", 16th European Conference of Fracture, Alexandroupolis, Greece (July 2006).  

D10.   "Dynamics and structure of a uniformely heated granular fluid", Rencontre de Physique Statistique, Paris, France (February 2005).  

D9.   "Caging dynamics in a uniformly heated granulat fluid", Division of Fluids Dynamics of the APS, Los Angeles, USA (November 2005).  

D8.   "Velocity statistics of a uniformly heated granular fluid", APS March meeting, Los Angeles, USA (February 2005).

D7.   "Velocity statistics of a uniformly heated granular fluid", Workshop on  Granular Materials in Lunar and Martian Exploration, JFK Space Center, NASA, Orlando,  Florida (February 2005).

D6.    “Oscillatory fracture paths in thin elastic sheets”, APS March meeting, Montreal, Canada. (March 2004).

D5.    “Gases, liquid and crystals in granular segregation ”, Transition and flow regimes in granular media workshop at the Granular and particle-laden flows programme, Isaac Newton Institute, Cambridge, UK. (September 2003).

D4.    “Gases, liquid and crystals in granular segregation ”, APS March meeting, Austin, Texas, USA. (March 2003).

D3.    Dynamics of segregation in granular monolayers ”, GDR Midi workshop on Granular compaction and slow dynamics, ESPCI, Paris. (December 2002).

D2.    Coarsening of self-organized clusters due to segregation in a two-component monolayer of particles ”, at Dynamic Days 2001, Dresden, Germany. (June 2001).

D1.    “Continuum model ling of granular media ” at the 1st CASM Workshop on Applied Mathematics, University of Cambridge, UK. (April 2000).

E6.    Caging dynamics of a granular fluid, Gordon Research Conference on Granular and Granular-Fluid Flows, Queen's College, Oxford, UK (July 2006).

E5.    Velocity Statistics in a uniformly heated granular fluid, Gordon Research Conference on Granular and Granular-Fluid Flows, Queen's College, Oxford, UK (July 2006).

E4.    Crystallization in a quasi-2D granular fluid, Gordon Research Conference on Granular and Granular-Fluid Flows, Queen's College, Oxford, UK (July 2006).

E3.    Gases, liquids and crystals in granular segregation, Gordon Research Conference on Granular and Granular-Fluid Flows, Colby College, MN, USA. (July 2004).
 
E2.    Segregation in binary monolayers of dry particles: Entropic ordering in granular media?, Faraday Discussion 123 on Non-Equilibrium behaviour of col loidal dispersions, Royal Society of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, UK. (September 2002).

E1.    Granular segregation in binary shallow layers as a critical phenomena, Gordon Research Conference on Granular and Granular-Fluid Flows, Holderness School, NH, USA. (July 2002).

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