Hierarchical pattern of folds for a long, suspended curtain made of a thin sheet of rubber. Selected for an Editor’s Suggestion and a Synopsis in Physics.

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Wrinkling Hierarchy in Constrained Thin Sheets from Suspended Graphene to Curtains
Hugues Vandeparre, Miguel Piñeirua, Fabian Brau, Benoit Roman, José Bico, Cyprien Gay, Wenzhong Bao, Chun Ning Lau, Pedro M. Reis, and Pascal Damman
Phys. Rev. Lett. 106, 224301 (2011)

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