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.2026
Electronic-scale polarization and dissipation in interfacial water: a complex-fluid approach
This project aims to accurately model the interactions between water and metals, to better understand and control phenomena such as corrosion and energy storage.
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15:00By creating a personalised digital twin of each patient's nose, this project aims to help doctors choose the most suitable implant to relieve empty nose syndrome.
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Drawing inspiration from the construction of weaver bird nests, this project seeks to understand the physics of woven structures in order to design lightweight and robust architectural elements.
View detailsMultiscale analysis of fatigue and memory effects in model disordered materials: from colloids to textile to polymers
Understanding why and how materials deteriorate under repeated deformation, to better predict their wear and design more durable materials.
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By combining art, design and soft robotics, this project imagines new uses for textiles capable of moving, sensing and responding.
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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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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.
View detailsMOLECULARSOFT
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.
View detailsStatistical 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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