Vincenzo Vitelli

Scientists create ‘odd’ objects that adapt and move over obstacles Photo of a loop of small linked units climbing a hill of ball bearings.

Scientists create ‘odd’ objects that adapt and move over obstacles

Advance in robot locomotion by UChicago, University of Amsterdam researchers could offer new avenues for design

Research suggests how turbulence can be used to generate patterns Wisps of steam

Research suggests how turbulence can be used to generate patterns

Physicists show how patterns can emerge from chaos in turbulent fluids

Physicists reveal how motion can be generated by frustration Non-reciprocal phase transitions - demonstration with tiny desktop robots

Physicists reveal how motion can be generated by frustration

University of Chicago scientists lay out a theory for the emerging field of non-reciprocal matter

In step toward autonomous materials, researchers design patterns in self-propelling liquid crystals Brightly colored wavy patterns

In step toward autonomous materials, researchers design patterns in self-propelling liquid crystals

UChicago scientists push the boundaries between materials and machines close-up of red spring

UChicago scientists push the boundaries between materials and machines

Scientists discover hidden symmetries, opening new avenues for material design Repeating 2-d pattern of connected lego straws

Scientists discover hidden symmetries, opening new avenues for material design

UChicago scientists see opportunities for ‘metamaterials’ designed using dualities