<link>https://binyshlab.com/</link></image><item><title>Locomotion of active metamaterials</h1> <article> <h1>Locomotion of active metamaterials</h1> <p>Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000</p> <h2 id="associated-publications">Associated Publications</h2> <ul> <li> <p> </p> </li> <li> <p> </p> </li> </ul> </article> <article> <h1>Odd elasticity</h1> <p>Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000</p> <h2 id="associated-publications">Associated Publications</h2> <ul> <li> <p> </p> </li> <li> <p> </p> </li> <li> <p> </p> </li> <li> <p> </p> </li> <li> <p> </p> </li> </ul> </article> <article> <h1>Synchronization of active solids</h1> <p>Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000</p> <h2 id="associated-publications">Associated Publications</h2> <ul> <li> <p> </p> </li> <li> <p> </p> </li> </ul> </article> <article> <h1>Flows of active liquid crystals</h1> <p>Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000</p> <h2 id="associated-publications">Associated Publications</h2> <p>- </p> </article> <article> <h1>"Twisted optical fibres.." featured on the cover of Nature Photonics</h1> <p>Sun, 10 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000</p> <p>Our work on “Twisted optical fibres as Photonic Topological Insulators” has been featured on the front page of Nature Photonics , with a great commentary piece by Michael Rechtsman .</p> <h2 id="associated-publications">Associated Publications</h2> <ul> <li> </li> </ul> </article> <article> <h1>"Nonreciprocal buckling..." featured on the cover of PNAS</h1> <p>Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000</p> <p>Out now in .</p> <h2 id="associated-publications">Associated Publications</h2> <ul> <li> </li> </ul> </article> <article> <h1>Disordered mechanical metamaterials</h1> <p>Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000</p> <h2 id="associated-publications">Associated Publications</h2> <ul> <li> </li> </ul> </article> <article> <h1>More Is Less in Unpercolated Active Solids</h1> <p>Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000</p> </article> <article> <h1>Nonreciprocal Buckling Makes Active Filaments Polyfunctional</h1> <p>Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000</p> </article> <article> <h1>Twisted Optical Fibres as Photonic Topological Insulators</h1> <p>Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000</p> </article> <article> <h1>Adaptive Locomotion of Active Solids</h1> <p>Wed, 01 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000</p> </article> <article> <h1>Curved Odd Elasticity</h1> <p>Wed, 01 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000</p> </article> <article> <h1>Geometry of the Vapor Layer under a Leidenfrost Hydrogel Sphere</h1> <p>Wed, 01 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000</p> </article> <article> <h1>The 2025 Motile Active Matter Roadmap</h1> <p>Wed, 01 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000</p> </article> <article> <h1>Wave Coarsening Drives Time Crystallization in Active Solids</h1> <p>Wed, 01 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000</p> </article> <article> <h1>"More is less.." is featured in Physics Viewpoint</h1> <p>Fri, 27 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0000</p> <p>"More is less.." is featured in Physics Viewpoint, with commentary by Tzer Han Tan . Thanks Tzer Han!</p> <h2 id="associated-publications">Associated Publications</h2> <ul> <li> </li> </ul> </article> <article> <h1>Snapping active beams for soft robots</h1> <p>Fri, 27 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0000</p> <h2 id="associated-publications">Associated Publications</h2> <ul> <li> </li> </ul> </article> <article> <h1>Topologically protected edge transport</h1> <p>Fri, 27 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0000</p> <h2 id="associated-publications">Associated Publications</h2> <ul> <li> </li> </ul> </article> <article> <h1>Positions!</h1> <p>Tue, 24 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0000</p> <p>If you are interested in working with us as a PhD student or postdoctoral fellow, please email j.binysh @ bham.ac.uk .</p> <p>More information about joining Birmingham as a PhD student can be found .</p> <h3 id="open-phd-positions">Open PhD Positions</h3> <ul> <li>New open position! From June 2026 we will advertise a PhD position for UK nationals.</li> </ul> <h3 id="open-postdoctoral-positions">Open Postdoctoral Positions</h3> <p>I am very happy to support fellowship applications. 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