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David Codony (LaCàN Group, IMTech) The flexoelectric effect. In the world of smart materials, electromechanical transduction —the ability to convert mechanical force into electricity and vice versa— is ubiquitous, and represents the backbone of modern devices: from consumer electronics (smartphone haptics, inkjet printers, voice recognition devices) to medical devices (ultrasound imaging, precision surgery) and automotive […]

Marc Calvo-Schwarzwalder (PDEs Group, IMTech) Column sorption is a practical and widely used method for removing contaminants from carrier fluids and has attracted considerable attention in recent years. The process consists of passing a fluid through a column packed with a material capable of selectively capturing specific components. The mathematical modelling of this process, together

Pablo Sáez (LaCàN, IMTech) Cells engage in continuous interactions with the extracellular matrix (ECM). This connection between cells and the ECM is responsible for various cellular and tissue responses, including tissue morphogenesis, repair, and organ development [1]. However, when unregulated, this cell-ECM connection can lead to pathological conditions. Among the factors influencing cell-ECM behavior, the

Agustín Moreno (Heidelberg University, Germany) Introduction The three-body problem is the dynamical system corresponding to three masses under gravitational interaction, as described by Newton’s law. It is one of those ancient conundrums that has withstood the ages, maturing like a complex wine. Its study goes back at least to the times of Newton, and its

Jezabel Curbelo (DMAT, IMTech) Reprinted with permission from El País (international edition), published on December 25, 2023, in the “Café y Teoremas” series. In 1923 Stability of a viscous liquid contained between two rotating cylinders was published, a revolutionary text written by mathematician and physicist Geoffrey Ingram Taylor (1886, London – 1975, Cambridge). The research