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-EUROPE-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
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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 are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Research Council Executive Agency. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority 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
2025 SES Huajian Gao Young Investigator Medal
Dr. Diego Misseroni is the recipient of the 2025 SES Huajian Gao Young Investigator Medal, awarded by the Society of Engineering Science.
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
Greco G., Misseroni D., Castellucci F., Di Novo N.G., and Nicola M.P. (2024) Functionally-graded serrated fangs allow spiders to mechanically cut silk, carbon and Kevlar fibres, Advanced Science, 479, 2406079.
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.
Zang S., Misseroni D., Zhao T., and Paulino G.H. (2024). Kresling origami mechanics explained: Experiments and theory, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 105630.
Fortunati A., Misseroni D., Bacigalupo A. (2024) Spectro-hierarchical homogenization scheme for elasto-dynamic problems in periodic Cauchy materials, Applied Mathematical Modelling, 132, 366-383.
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.
