Martin van Hecke
Professor of Organisation of disordered matter
- Name
- Prof.dr. M.L. van Hecke
- Telephone
- +31 71 527 5482
- mvhecke@physics.leidenuniv.nl
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0002-9550-6607
Martin van Hecke has developed a method to design 3-dimensional structures using simple building blocks. This paves the way for the use of 'machine materials' in, for example, prostheses and wearable technology.
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Computing with rubber -
A piece of rubber can't count. Right? -
A computer made of floppy rubber -
Martin van Hecke in Atlas -
Martin van Hecke elected APS fellow -
ERC Advanced Grant for six Leiden researchers -
ERC grant for calculating materials -
Anne Meeussen wins Young Speakers' Contest -
The peculiar effect of a small error -
Martin van Hecke wins 2020 Dutch Physica Award
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Puzzlegami: Martin van Hecke Lab in the media -
Alphabet of 140 puzzle pieces programs origami -
Self-folding materials: Martin van Hecke in the media -
Self-folding metamaterial -
Elastic Leidenfrost Effect on cover of Nature Physics -
'Bigger is different' - the unusual physics of mechanical metamaterials -
Bouncing gel balls popular in the media -
Elastic Leidenfrost Effect enables soft engines
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Building with flexible blocks -
Metamaterial undermines 250-year-old construction principles -
Jamming the result of special self-organisation -
Understanding the game of marbles
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Professor of Organisation of disordered matter
- Science
- Leiden Instituut Onderzoek Natuurkunde
- LION - Biological & Soft Matter