Metasoft - The projects

Supported projects

Discover the research projects funded by the Metasoft program: theses and post-doctorates. These projects illustrate the diversity of scientific approaches supported and the interdisciplinary dynamics at the heart of the program.

2025

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.

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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.

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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.

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Statistical Mechanics of Collective Actuation

The project aims to create materials capable of moving and transforming like living tissues through small energy inputs.

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