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Enhancing and reversing the electric field at the oil–water interface with size-asymmetric monovalent ions
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Elasto-capillary meniscus: pulling out a soft strip sticking to a liquid surface
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Localization of deformation in thin shells under indentation
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Spatial heterogeneity in the sol–gel transition of a supramolecular system
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Elementary building blocks of nematic disclination networks in densely packed 3D colloidal lattices
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Dynamic friction in natural and synthetic gecko setal arrays
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