Thin wires packed into spherical cavities with high internal torsion lead to disordered structures. Left: Simulation; color indicates bending energy. Right: X-ray tomography scans from experimental realizations. Bottom: Cuts through the packings. Selected for an Editors' Suggestion and a Synopsis in Physics.
From the article:
Packing of Elastic Wires in Spherical CavitiesN. Stoop, J. Najafi, F. K. Wittel, M. Habibi, and H. J. Herrmann
Phys. Rev. Lett. 106, 214102 (2011)
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