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Metasoft imagines the soft matter of tomorrow to create flexible robots,
understand complex fluids and respond to major environmental challenges
Soft matter Flexible robotics CO₂ recovery
About us
Metasoft Matter is a flagship research program of Université PSL dedicated to the exploration of soft matter. By combining cutting-edge expertise in soft materials, metamaterials, robotics, design, and artificial intelligence, it aims to address major technological and environmental challenges.
Led by ESPCI Paris - PSL, the program relies on a unique interdisciplinary network to develop innovative soft robots, deepen our understanding of complex fluids and amorphous solids, and propose new sustainable solutions for recycling, water resource management, and CO₂ valorization.
By placing soft matter at the heart of innovation, Metasoft reflects PSL’s ambition to remain a key player in the scientific and technological breakthroughs of tomorrow.
Metasoft explores the soft matter of the future - programmable, active and sustainable - to invent the intelligent materials and flexible technologies that will shape the future
The main areas of research
Soft materials and flexible robotics
Combining expertise in soft materials, metamaterials, flexible robotics and design to invent the flexible robots of the future.Complex fluids and amorphous solids
Investing in research into complex fluids and amorphous solids, which are essential for strategic industrial applicationsEnvironmental impact
Developing innovative strategies to complement current efforts in recycling, water management and CO₂ recovery.Schools and industrial partners involved
Our events
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Metasoft at the Fête de la science
Visit us on 5 October from 2pm to 6pm
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Soft and Living Matter days
It's time for Soft and Living Matter days
Our projects
Gelling non-Newtonian drops impacting on liquids
The project aims to understand how “complex” liquid droplets transform into small solid beads or capsules when they fall into another liquid, in order to better control their final shape.
MAGMA
The project develops small soft robots capable of changing shape remotely using magnets, by employing lightweight and porous materials specifically designed to respond to magnetic fields.
MOLECULARSOFT
The project seeks to observe how molecules move within extremely small, almost invisible spaces, in order to better understand the behavior of liquids at the nanometer scale.