ERC CoG – SFOAM

Technological advancements and environmental challenges demand new design strategies to enhance material functionalities. S-FOAM aims to revolutionize metamaterials by embedding origami/kirigami capabilities within architected cellular structures, achieving unprecedented mechanical performance. These metamaterials will exhibit multistability, anisotropy, and shape-morphing through self-foldability induced by external stimuli. Unlike traditional origami, crease locations are self-guided by ellipticity loss in the homogenized material, controlled by topological defects in the microstructure. This introduces a novel research direction where materials adapt their shape to optimize stiffness, strength, and resilience. S-FOAM combines solid mechanics, simulations, and experiments for designing origami/kirigami-lattice metamaterials, with applications in soft robotics, wearable devices, adaptive medical tools, and flexible PVs for solar optimization.

 

Project details:

Research area

HORIZON-ERC-2022-COG

Project reference

GA: 101086644

Coordinator

Prof. Diego Misseroni

Project funding

1.93 million euro

Contract type

European Research Council (ERC)

Start date

01/01/2024

Duration

60 months

Contact

diego.misseroni@unitn.it

Link

cordis.europa.eu

This project has received funding from the
European Research Council (ERC) under the
Horizon Europe research and innovation programme
(Grant agreement number – 101086644)

Views and opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or The European Research Council Executive Agency. Neither the European Union nor The European Research Council Executive Agency can be held responsible for them.

Team members

Diego Misseroni

Principal Investigator

Luca Deseri

Researcher

Andrea Piccolroaz

Researcher

Marco Broccardo

Researcher

Francesco Dal Corso

Researcher

Anandaroop Lahiri

Postdoc student

Samantha Mora

Postdoc student

Guozhan Xia

Postdoc student

Sveva Juliano

PhD student

Arman Toofani

PhD student

Shuhong Wang

PhD student

Joao Pedro C. V. Norenberg

Visiting PhD student

News & Awards

Advanced Science Cover

The article “Functionally-graded serrated fangs allow spiders to mechanically cut silk, carbon and Kevlar fibres” made the cover of the Advanced Science journal.

2024 Thomas J. R. Hughes (ASME) Young Investigator Award

Dr Misseroni is the recipient of the 2024 Thomas J. R. Hughes (ASME) Young Investigator Award from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

2023 DICAM Teaching Excellence Award

Dr. Diego Misseroni Honored with 2023 DICAM Teaching Excellence Award.

Publications

Research articles

Misseroni D., Pratapa P.P., Liu K., Kresling B., Chen Y., Daraio C., Paulino G.H.  (2024). Origami Engineering, Nature Review Methods Primer, 4(1) 40.

Covers

Communication & Dissemination

Conferences & Workshops

Misseroni D. (2024) ‘Origami-Inspired Metamaterials and Structures: Theory, Simulations and Experimental Validation.’ AIMETA 2024 – Associazione Italiana di Meccanica Teorica e Applicata, Napoli (Italy), Sep 2-6.

Misseroni D. (2024). ‘Exploring multistability in 3d printed Kresling structures: influence of crease geometry and viscosity,’ ICTAM – The International Congress in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Daegu (Republic of Korea), August 25–30.

Misseroni D. (2024) ‘Exploring Tunable Poisson’s Ratio in Origami Metamaterials.’ META 2024 14th International Conference on Metamaterials, Photonic Crystals and Plasmonics, Toyama (Japan), July 16-19.

Misseroni D. (2024) ‘Experiments on Origami-Based Metamaterials and Structures.’ 2024 SES Annual Technical Meeting, Hangzhou (China), August 20-23. EML 10th Anniversary Symposium (Invitation Only)

Misseroni D. (2024) ‘Unveiling Complex Mechanics of Kresling Origami.’ AUXETIC 2024 11th International Conference Auxetics and other materials and models with “negative” characteristics, Poznan (Poland), Jun 17-21.

Misseroni D. (2024) ‘Geometric Mechanics of Origami Metamaterials with Tunable Poisson’s Ratio.’ 2024 ProHyp – Perspectives on Multiphase Fluid Dynamics, Continuum Mechanics and Hyperbolic Balance Laws, Trento (Italy), April 22-26.

Seminars

Misseroni D. (2024) ‘Origami Metamaterials and Kresling Structures: Theoretical and Experimental Insights.’ University of Southampton, Southampton (UK), Nov 6.

Misseroni D. (2024) ‘Origami Metamaterials with Adjustable Mechanical Properties.’ Sandia Laboratory Federal Credit Union, Albuquerque, New Mexico (USA), WEBINAR, Oct 8.

Misseroni D. (2024) ‘The Fusion of Origami Art and Engineering Innovation.’ Physics Colloquia, Department of Physics, Trento (Italy), Spet 12.

Misseroni D. (2024) ‘Theoretical Insights and Experimental Validation of Origami Metamaterials.’ Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Kyoto University, (Japan), Jul 11.

Misseroni D. (2024) ‘Origami Metamaterials and Structures: Theoretical Insights and Experimental Validation.’ Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Yokohama, (Japan), Jul 9.

Misseroni D. (2024) ‘Experiments on Origami Metamaterials.’ Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (India), Mar 28.

Outreach

Misseroni D. (2024) ‘Alla scoperta del magico mondo degli origami.’ Demo and Hands on – “2024 BRIGHT-NIGHT,” Lucca (Italy), Sep 27.

Misseroni D. (2024). ‘Insights from My ERC Grant Experience,’ Seminar to ERC applicants, University of Trento, DICAM, Italy

Misseroni D. (2024) ‘Materiali estremi ispirati dall’arte degli origami.’ Wired Next Fest 2024, Rovereto (Italy), Sep 29

Highlights & Impact

Scientific events

Physics Colloquia

Misseroni D. ‘The fusion of Origami Art and Engineering Innovation.’

AIMETA 2024

Misseroni D. ‘Origami-Inspired Metamaterials and Structures: Theory, Simulations and Experimental Validation.’

2024 SES

Misseroni D. ‘Experiments on Origami-Based Metamaterials and Structures.’

ICTAM 2024

Misseroni D. ‘Exploring multistability in 3d printed Kresling structures: influence of crease geometry and viscosity.’

Public events

Wired Next Fest 2024

Materiali estremi ispirati dall’arte degli origami.

BRIGHT-NIGHT 2024

Alla scoperta del magico mondo degli origami.