The virtues of tiling

Peter Fratzl ()
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Peter Fratzl: Peter Fratzl is at the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, 14424 Potsdam, Germany.

Nature, 2014, vol. 516, issue 7530, 178-179

Abstract: A cracked metal film on an elastic substrate has been shown to provide ultrahigh sensitivity in detecting mechanical vibrations. The result draws inspiration from principles of tiling that apply to many biological systems. See Letter p.222

Date: 2014
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