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A fully experimental method for determining the topological character of a mechanical metamaterial. The metamaterial consists of a network of rotors (rigid rotating rods, red) connected by elastic ...

In Drexel University’s physics department, faculty and students work side-by-side to explore the span of universal phenomena – from biophysics to astrophysics and cosmology, all the way down to the ...

The branch of mathematics known as topology has become a cornerstone of modern physics thanks to the remarkable -- and above all reliable -- properties it can impart to a material or system.