At the Morphing Matter Lab, research focuses on the discovery and study of morphing material mechanisms, and algorithms for their computational design and fabrication pipelines. We are interested in applications that contribute to planetary and human health.


Director: Lining Yao
Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, UC Berkeley

Mission

Construct

The discovery of morphing mechanisms involves hands-on experimentation of material composition, structure, mechanics, and geometry across scales.

Compute

Computational and data-driven design of morphing matter through geometrical and physics-based analysis, optimization, and machine learning, to democratize morphing matter.

Contextualize

Human- and nature-centered design to unfold the societal impactful of morphing matter, with a balance of curiosity and reality, experience and utility, engineering and design.

Rain Triggered Self-burying Seed Carrier:  Sustainability | Biodegradable Morphing Materials

Rain Triggered Self-burying Seed Carrier: Sustainability | Biodegradable Morphing Materials

Degrade to Function: Towards Eco-friendly Morphing Devices

Degrade to Function: Towards Eco-friendly Morphing Devices

Sustainflatable: Harvesting, Storing and Utilizing Ambient Energy for Pneumatic Morphing Interfaces

Sustainflatable: Harvesting, Storing and Utilizing Ambient Energy for Pneumatic Morphing Interfaces

Bistable Soft Actuators: Morphing Mechanism

Bistable Soft Actuators: Morphing Mechanism

Morphing Pasta and Beyond:  Food Sustainability | Morphing Mechanism | Computational Manufacturing

Morphing Pasta and Beyond: Food Sustainability | Morphing Mechanism | Computational Manufacturing

Fluidic Computation Kit: Towards Electronic-free Shape-changing Interfaces

Fluidic Computation Kit: Towards Electronic-free Shape-changing Interfaces

Geodesy: Manufacturing Sustainability | Morphing Algorithm

Geodesy: Manufacturing Sustainability | Morphing Algorithm

ReCompFig: Computationally Designing Reconfigurable Kinematic Devices | Haptics

ReCompFig: Computationally Designing Reconfigurable Kinematic Devices | Haptics

PneuMesh: Pneumatic-driven Robotic Truss | Morphing Algorithm

PneuMesh: Pneumatic-driven Robotic Truss | Morphing Algorithm

Underwater Morphing Beads: Ocean Sustainability | Morphing Mechanism | Morphing Algorithm

Underwater Morphing Beads: Ocean Sustainability | Morphing Mechanism | Morphing Algorithm

SimuLearn: Morphing Modeling and Simulation | Machine Learning and AI

SimuLearn: Morphing Modeling and Simulation | Machine Learning and AI

Thermorph: Manufacturing Sustainability | Morphing Algorithm

Thermorph: Manufacturing Sustainability | Morphing Algorithm

Freeform Food Printing: Creative Workforce Support; Computational Manufacturing

Freeform Food Printing: Creative Workforce Support; Computational Manufacturing

Multifunctional Spacer Fabric: Computational Machine Knitting | Morphing Mechanism

Multifunctional Spacer Fabric: Computational Machine Knitting | Morphing Mechanism

Machine Knitted of Robotic Materials: Computational Manufacturing | Morphing Mechanism

Machine Knitted of Robotic Materials: Computational Manufacturing | Morphing Mechanism

ElectroDermis: Inclusive Design | Computational Manufacturing

ElectroDermis: Inclusive Design | Computational Manufacturing

bioLogic: Inclusive Design | Energy Harvesting | Morphing Mechanism | Bio-degradable Materials

bioLogic: Inclusive Design | Energy Harvesting | Morphing Mechanism | Bio-degradable Materials

Morphing Circuit: Computational Manufacturing | Morphing Mechanism

Morphing Circuit: Computational Manufacturing | Morphing Mechanism

Healer: Self-healing Materials | Autonomous Machine Interfaces

Healer: Self-healing Materials | Autonomous Machine Interfaces

Printed Paper Actuator: Creativity Workforce Support | Morphing Mechanisms

Printed Paper Actuator: Creativity Workforce Support | Morphing Mechanisms

4DMesh: Computational Manufacturing | Morphing Algorithm

4DMesh: Computational Manufacturing | Morphing Algorithm

A-line: Manufacturing Sustainability | Morphing Algorithm

A-line: Manufacturing Sustainability | Morphing Algorithm

Transformative Appetite: Creative Workforce Support | Morphing Mechanisms

Transformative Appetite: Creative Workforce Support | Morphing Mechanisms

EpoMemory: Multi-state Shape Memory for Programmable Morphing Interfaces

EpoMemory: Multi-state Shape Memory for Programmable Morphing Interfaces