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Assistant Professor at Georgia Tech.

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@Bolei_Deng
Bolei Deng 邓博磊
1 year
I’ll be joining @GeorgiaTech as an Assistant Professor in @GTaerospace in Dec 2023! Immense gratitude to my PhD advisor Katia Bertoldi, my postdoc advisors @ProfZhaoMIT and Wojciech Matusik, and all my colleagues at @hseas , @MIT_CSAIL , @MITMechE , and elsewhere.
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Bolei Deng 邓博磊
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Our new paper on Advanced Materials: , where we proposed a robust method (neural network + evolutionary strategy) to inverse design nonlinear responses of metamaterials. This is also my first paper as a corresponding author ☺️
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Bolei Deng 邓博磊
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Our work, led by @shucong_li_hhh and @Lerch_Lab , is published on @Nature today. Micropillars made of liquid crystal elastomers and exposed to light exhibiting complex dynamic pattern evolution and collective communication in arrays. Congratulations!
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Bolei Deng 邓博磊
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Our paper has been published on Nature today! We use a droplet of liquid to fast/robustly/reversibly change the topologies of cellular microstructures.
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Bolei Deng 邓博磊
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Our recent paper () has been selected as one of the (many😂) covers for Advanced Materials!
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Bolei Deng 邓博磊
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Can you learn constitutive laws of any material (elastic, plastic, fluid) solely from a video clip? Welcome to my last talk at #SES2023 "Learning Neural Constitutive Laws from Motion Observation" Greenway J (2nd floor) at 5PM.
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Bolei Deng 邓博磊
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The first Chinese character of my given name is 博(bo), which means Ph.D. Today I passed my defense and finally deserve the name! Thank you for attending my defense. A copy of the recording can be found here:
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Bolei Deng 邓博磊
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My Ph.D. defense is scheduled at 10AM EST this Thursday, Aug 26th. I will be talking about flexible mechanical metamaterials. Welcome to join! password: 123456
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Bolei Deng 邓博磊
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Our latest paper is published in PRL today (). Coincidentally, today also marks the first day of my journey as an assistant professor at @GeorgiaTech ---a remarkable and memorable way to start this new chapter in my career!
@ProfZhaoMIT
Xuanhe Zhao
11 months
"Nonlocal Intrinsic Fracture Energy of Polymerlike Networks" appears in @PhysRevLett . We show that the intrinsic fracture energy of polymer-like networks is due to nonlocal dissipation, different from the classical Lake-Thomas model.
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I'm also presenting a poster on Wednesday 11:00AM-2PM at Exhibit Hall (Forum Ballroom). We are working on creating a compact/general graph representation, so that we can represent all kinds of 3D metamaterials with a minimal number of parameters. Also a work from CSAIL MIT.
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Bolei Deng 邓博磊
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After giving three talks at #SES2023 , I then conducted 6 zoom interviews with some talented students. Being a professor (soon) is busy... For anyone interested in joining my lab please checkout:
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Bolei Deng 邓博磊
2 years
I'm going to present my future research vision "From Architected Materials to Physical Intelligence" at Meet the New Faculty Candidates Poster Session, MRS. Time: Nov 30 (today) 5-7 PM. Location: Hynes convention center, level 2, the hub - hall D ( #71 ). Feel free to stop by!
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Bolei Deng 邓博磊
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I'm looking for multiple (3-4) students to join my team in the fall of 2024🎓. Please see detailed application information on my personal website: . Kindly consider recommending dedicated students and visiting scholars to our team!
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Bolei Deng 邓博磊
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I will give a talk about our recent work "Topological Solitons Make Metamaterials Crawl" at APS Journal Club on Aug 8th (tomorrow), 8:30 AM EST. Welcome to join!
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There are infinite types of metamaterials: trusses, cellular, blocks, and uncategorized ones. Can we find a unify yet general way to represent them? Our new work featured by MIT news () uses procedural graph to design and explore arbitrary metamaterials.
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Bolei Deng 邓博磊
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I will present our recent work at APS March Meeting Session J17 (Mechanical Metamaterials I), 4PM - 6:30PM Tuesday: My talk should start roughly at 5PM or so. Welcome to join!
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Bolei Deng 邓博磊
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I’m going to present a purely mechanical based particle robot 4:25pm today at #ses2023 ! A preliminary research project with a lot of possibilities. Fun fact: I was a little drunk yesterday and left my bag with my MacBook at bar. And the bar is closed today until 3pm!
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Bolei Deng 邓博磊
1 year
Congratulations to @shucong_li_hhh ! So proud of you!
@acspmse
ACS PMSE Division
1 year
[PMSE 100] Congratulations to the PMSE Future Leaders! Symposium to be held at the 2024 Spring ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, LA, March 17-21, 2024 as part of the PMSE centennial celebration. #ACSSpring2024 #PMSE100 #RisingStars #polymer @AmerChemSociety
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Bolei Deng 邓博磊
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A short video explaining the concept of NCLaw (code: )
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Bolei Deng 邓博磊
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Our new project is in #ICML2023 ! We use neural networks to learn the constitutive laws of a material only based on one recorded video. It can be particularly interesting in the field of material science for rapid, high throughput, or even contactless property measurements.
@peterchencyc
Peter Yichen Chen
1 year
(Surprise?) Our neural-PDE solver generalizes to extremely out-of-distribution geometries, boundary conditions, and even multi-physics. Hint: we learned a constitutive model. #ICML2023 #AI4SCIENCE #NCLAW #GNN Tue 11-1:30 Exhibit Hall 1 #813 Project page:
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Bolei Deng 邓博磊
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Just picked up my @Tesla model Y today! Amazing experience so far.
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Best poster at ICML2023?
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Bolei Deng 邓博磊
2 years
Cloud today in Boston
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Bolei Deng 邓博磊
3 years
The snow on my balcony looks ❄️ ❄️
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Bolei Deng 邓博磊
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I'm happy to be invited to present at the CMT Kids' Seminar at Harvard University! Title: How to Properly Use Computational Tools for Designing Architected Materials? Date & Time: October 24th, at 12:15 PM Location: Lyman 425 Zoom: Welcome!
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Bolei Deng 邓博磊
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🤔 Ever tried to draft a design, only to realize you've drawn something Picasso might reject? Fear not! Our new paper () is here. Spoiler: It's like having Da Vinci & Ford in your pocket! 🎨🛠️
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Bolei Deng 邓博磊
3 years
Brightest rainbow I’ve ever seen 🌈
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Bolei Deng 邓博磊
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@ShuWang_1111 will present our new work supervised by @ProfZhaoMIT at #F23MRS this afternoon! We reveal that nonlocal energy dissipation plays a major role in the intrinsic fracture energy of polymer-like materials, offering insights for designing tougher materials.
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Bolei Deng 邓博磊
4 years
Our latest work has been published on PNAS @PNASNews today! We borrow the concept of "phase" from atomic scale to design mechanical metamaterials with tunable functionalities. Great thanks to my collaborators! @A_N_T_n
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Bolei Deng 邓博磊
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I'm presenting a poster at APS March Meeting tomorrow from 12:15PM - 2:15PM: "Harnessing Topological Solitons for Locomotion" Welcome to chat! If you are not available, the attached poster should tell the story as well.
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Bolei Deng 邓博磊
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Congratulations Joanna! It has been an honor and pleasure working with you.
@theNASciences
National Academy of Sciences
3 years
In recognition of her contributions to bio-inspired materials chemistry, Joanna Aizenberg of @Harvard @hseas is being inducted into the National Academy of Sciences. Watch the #NAS159 livestream: #materialsscience #chemicalengineering
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Bolei Deng 邓博磊
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After 4 years, top of Asia again!
@FIBA
FIBA
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CHINA BEAT THE PHILIPPINES TO BECOME THE #FIBAASIA2015 CHAMPIONS! Boxscore: http://t.co/SnuQRlacun http://t.co/znTnUGfsCR
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Bolei Deng 邓博磊
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Had a wonderful experience at #SES2023 Minneapolis. Deep thanks to the organizers. I have uploaded all three of my talks. See this thread or visit my website () for more talks (1/4)
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Bolei Deng 邓博磊
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I'm going to present our recent work from CSAIL MIT at APS March Meeting: "Computational Discovery of Microstructured Composites with Optimal Strength-Toughness Trade-Offs" Room 132. Mon 4:48-5:00PM PST. Here is our manuscript on arxiv:
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Bolei Deng 邓博磊
4 years
SEAS Researchers Develop Method to Change the Fundamental Microscopic Shape of Materials
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Bolei Deng 邓博磊
2 years
Very cute interaction between my 89 years old grandpa and his four month old puppy.
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Bolei Deng 邓博磊
4 years
Strongest delusion I’ve ever seen
@jagarikin
じゃがりきん
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矢印の方向に動いて見えますね~? 人間の脳は単純なので矢印で惑わされてしまうのでーす
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Bolei Deng 邓博磊
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and @Nature is nice enough to write a news-and-views for us this time
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Bolei Deng 邓博磊
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This is so ridiculous. "Dr. Shi and Dr. Zhu also found that the presence of a single Asian student in a class amplifies teachers’ negative assessments of Black and Hispanic students vis-à-vis white students."
@Columbia
Columbia University
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“Asian American students who have earned admission to Harvard are smart, promising, and have no doubt worked very hard. But in ways . . . they may have also benefited from their racial status long before they applied,” writes sociology Professor @JLeeSoc .
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Bolei Deng 邓博磊
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Never seen something soft run this fast. Amazing work, congratulations @guoyong_mao
@guoyong_mao
Guoyong Mao
2 years
Here, I would like to share our new work about "Ultrafast small-scale soft electromagnetic robots" which uses a 3D liquid metal printer and proper mechanical design to enable the robot to run at a relative speed of 70 BL/s. link to the article :
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Bolei Deng 邓博磊
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Rupert v.s. Balloon
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Bolei Deng 邓博磊
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Recent work lead by @MattFernandes2 from our group. Congrats to Matt for publishing the first-ever Nature Materials paper of the group.
@NatureMaterials
Nature Materials
4 years
Article | Computational analysis and mechanical testing demonstrate that the skeletal system of a marine sponge has, through the course of evolution, achieved a near-optimal resistance to buckling. @hseas @wyssinstitute @kavli_harvard
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Bolei Deng 邓博磊
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I would like to thank our reviewers to bring up the practical issues. We did additional experiments in response and find that our strategy is super robust and applicable.
@OdedRechavi
Oded Rechavi
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Reviewer #2 when you actually do the impossible suggested experiment
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Bolei Deng 邓博磊
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As always, greatest appreciation to @ProfZhaoMIT for his unconditionally support during my adventurous postdoc journey! It is an enjoyable experience to work with @ShuWang_1111 and @chase_hartquist !
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Bolei Deng 邓博磊
4 years
@rafsanjani84
Ahmad Rafsanjani
4 years
Our work on #Kirigami Inspired #Inflatables was featured on the back cover of Advanced Materials @AdvSciNews check out the full paper here: cover design by @A_N_T_n
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Bolei Deng 邓博磊
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I will give a presentation on our recent work collaborating with the Aizenberg Group at Harvard. We are able to "magically" transform a micro-scale cellular structure from triangular lattice to hexagonal lattice using simply a droplet of liquid. Welcome to join!
@EasfWebinar
EASF Webinar
4 years
This Sunday comes to the last webinar of EASF season 1 in which the talks focus on soft robotics. Please join us at 10 am (EST) via ZOOM ID: 95836152500. The season 2 will start immediately and will be hosted by @RuobingB @guoyong_mao @abdon_pf
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Bolei Deng 邓博磊
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I should also present another poster "Characterization, stability, and application of domain walls in flexible mechanical metamaterials". However, due to time conflict, I'm not able to do that. Fortunately, this is a published work, here's the link:
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Bolei Deng 邓博磊
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@avanessasanchez Me too! I’m also presenting the poster at the future faculty symposium. See you there
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Bolei Deng 邓博磊
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Okay I admit that even this twitter is generated by GPT:
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Bolei Deng 邓博磊
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@shucong_li_hhh will present her excellent works @Harvard Tuesday 4PM EST!
@shucong_li_hhh
Shucong Li
3 years
Hi friends, I’ll have my PhD defense presentation tomorrow afternoon (Nov. 2nd) at 4pm EST on the topic of “Reconfigurable single-material soft microstructures” via zoom:  Welcome to join!
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@Bolei_Deng
Bolei Deng 邓博磊
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@Merryn_Porter @CNN @WHO Why not? People in Wuhan sacrificed a lot for slowing down the spreading. No country can contain a virus that has an incubation period of 14 days.
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Bolei Deng 邓博磊
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@shucong_li_hhh Thank you Shucong for leading this work!
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Bolei Deng 邓博磊
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@zhigangsuo Shortest poem I ever learned 18 words
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Bolei Deng 邓博磊
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@zhigangsuo I'm not surprised. Most people are not able to think independently and are very easy to manipulate. So it is more about what mainstream media want people to believe. I believe people are still good people.
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Bolei Deng 邓博磊
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@zhigangsuo My parental grandparents moved from Beijing to Kaili (Guizhou), in the 1960s following the military industries. My maternal grandparents moved from Shanghai to Zunyi (Guizhou), also in the 1960s with a medical team. I was born in Zunyi 30 years later.
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Bolei Deng 邓博磊
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@MEGeorgiaTech @ASMEdotorg Her name is misspelled. Should be Yuhang Hu
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Update: bag found
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@zhigangsuo I remember that Newton also lost most of his money by investing in East India Company. This company once had a market cap of 8 trillion us dollars (nowadays measurement)! Two times the combination of Apple, Amazon, and FB.
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Bolei Deng 邓博磊
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@dpholmes @zhigangsuo @HyunwooYuk Can we design geometry of the shell such as it can be loaded with small force but long loading distances, when released it can generate explosive force (much larger than the loading force) to grab things? It requires some non-reciprocal design probably.
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Bolei Deng 邓博磊
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A perfect demonstration of how market works #Bitcoin #investment
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2nd talk. I presented a purely mechanical based particle robot with no electronic components. Their interaction is fully determined by geometry design and controlled by high frequency vibrations. (3/4)
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Bolei Deng 邓博磊
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@zhigangsuo Just ordered a Tesla model Y performance. Zhigang you did a very good advertisement lol
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@sidkumar_mech Nice work. I guess we are going the thing direction. I see that you also start to transit from choosing model from a library to use neural network. I would see here the challenge is how to make sure the NN based constitutive law is stable under different testing scenarios.
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With such unified representation, this work lays a foundation for inverse design of general metamaterials, i.e., automatically produce the microstructure design for the desired properties.
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Bolei Deng 邓博磊
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Lol, my @Tesla gained almost 6 kWh by driving down Mt Washington.
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3rd talk. I explained how we learned constitutive law for any unknown materials (including elastic, sand, plastic, and fluids) solely based on their motion data. (4/4)
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@zhigangsuo I also cycled through this part of minuteman bikeway many many times. Maybe at least 30 times …
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@QihanLiu1 Very neat work. I was impressed by your talk at SES
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Bolei Deng 邓博磊
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@historyinmemes Lol Qin Shi Huang is not his name. You shouldn’t call him Qin. Qin is the name of the state (or country). His name is Ying Zheng (嬴政)
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@zhigangsuo maybe it implies that work harder today makes you stronger, so that tomorrow it'll cost less for you to yield the same outcome.
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@zhigangsuo @danielsuo @dnzsuo168 A little symmetry breaking there 😂
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@Rainmaker1973 lol. We wrote a paper on this using the waves inside slinky to design a locomotion robot 😂
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Bolei Deng 邓博磊
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@MontotoAlfredo @LarryBoorstein @CNN I was in China at the end of January. Although the virus is not so severe in the province I was in, every single person was wearing masks and people took this seriously. If the US can do half of that, I think the situation should be much better than this.
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Bolei Deng 邓博磊
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@dryeeseeks Mugiwara
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The main challenge of this paper is that we need to simulate very very very large networks with more than 40 million nodes. With a coarse grain idea from @chase_hartquist and implementation advice from Bohan Wang (CSAIL, MIT), we are able to simulate them on desktops.
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@shucong_li_hhh from the Aizenberg group is the leading author. I'm the co-first author.
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Bolei Deng 邓博磊
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@Merryn_Porter @CNN @WHO If such a virus breakout happens in New York, Houston or Chicago, will the government lockdown the city immediately and ban all kinds of transportation in-and-out? Probably not. New York now has 150k cases and you can still leave New York. Wuhan was lockdown with only 800 cases.
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Bolei Deng 邓博磊
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@ProfZhaoMIT That’s a long way. Sounds like a lot of fun!
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Bolei Deng 邓博磊
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This graph from NBC news shows the predictions of the remaining ballots. Size represents the number of remaining votes and color shows the favored party. Since Biden temporally leads in NV and AZ, there is a good chance for him to win both states (leads to a total of 270)
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Bolei Deng 邓博磊
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@christos_edward @GeorgiaTech Thank you Christos. You helped me the most!
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Bolei Deng 邓博磊
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@ProfZhaoMIT @MITMechE Thank you Xuanhe for your support!
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Bolei Deng 邓博磊
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Poster number 190. Not sure why this poster is assigned to a section called "Polymer Physics" 🤣
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Bolei Deng 邓博磊
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@dpholmes @lsmontal That's a nice slide!
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Congrats to Joanna!
@VogelLab
The Vogel Lab
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2020 Virtual MRS session: Lessons from nature: from biology to bioinspired materials featuring members of the Aizenberg family. Nicolas is one of the organizers of the symposium. More info:
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@PDChina The dog is always sleeping
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@zhigangsuo The glass cups are really nice. We have 30+ this kind of glass cups at home now.
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Bolei Deng 邓博磊
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@ProfZhaoMIT Thank you so much, Prof. Zhao! You set a very high standard for Harvard PhDs😅
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@zhigangsuo Today I saw a package in front of your office. Hope it’s not food for our friends >_<
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@dryeeseeks How many application did you get so far? Just curious.
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@ProfZhaoMIT @hseas @MIT_CSAIL Thank you Xuanhe! I’m very excited on the ultrasound project!
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