Journal Articles

2026

Actuation driven pseudocrease mechanics in multistable curved-crease origami shells
Kevin Liu, Tomohiro Tachi, Glaucio Paulino
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Vol. 123, e2530458123
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A unified duality theory between self-stress and folding mechanisms
Xiangxin Dang, Glaucio Paulino
Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 106732
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Invariant dual mechanics of tensegrity and origami
Xiangxin Dang, Glaucio Paulino
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Vol. 123, Apr 2026, e2519138123
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Topology optimization for pressure-dependent elastoplastic structures considering a smooth hyperbolic approximation of the Drucker-Prager yield criterion
Emily Alcazar, Glaucio Paulino
Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Vol. 449, Apr 2026
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Digital Actuation Control of Soft Robotic Origami With Self-Folding Liquid Crystal Elastomer Hinges
David Bershadsky, Tuo Zhao, Glaucio Paulino, Emily Davidson
Advanced Functional Materials, Apr 2026, e25150
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2025

Origami frustration and its influence on energy landscapes of origami assemblies
Shixi Zang, Tuo Zhao, Diego Misseroni, Glaucio Paulino
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Vol. 122, Nov 2025, e2426790122
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Kirigami Engineering: The Interplay Between Geometry and Mechanics
Xiangxin Dang, Glaucio Paulino
Applied Mechanics Reviews, Vol. 77, 050801
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PolyPlas: a Python implementation of a topology optimization framework for plasticity with unstructured polygonal finite elements
Emily Alcazar, Jonathan Russ, Glaucio Paulino
Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, Vol. 68, 1–30
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Unbiased mechanical cloaks
Fernando da Senhora V, Emily Sanders, Glaucio Paulino
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Vol. 122, e2415056122
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Kirigami Engineering: The Interplay between Geometry and Mechanics
Xiangxin Dang, Glaucio Paulino
Applied Mechanics Reviews, 1–21
Modular chiral origami metamaterials
Tuo Zhao, Xiangxin Dang, Konstantinos Manos, Shixi Zang, Jyotirmoy Mandal, Minjie Chen, Glaucio Paulino
Nature, Vol. 640, Sep 2025, 931–940
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Macroscale ceramic origami structures with hyper-elastic coating
Md Thakur, Methu Nath, Pulickel Ajayan, Glaucio Paulino, Muhammad Rahman
Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials, Vol. 8, 1–14
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Improving the Ductility of Concrete Beams Reinforced with Topologically Optimized Steel
Yi Shao, Tuo Zhao, Jiayu Yan, Claudia Ostertag, Glaucio Paulino
Journal of Structural Engineering, Vol. 151, 04025018
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Large-scale additive manufacturing of optimally-embedded spinodal material architectures
Andrea Nale, Andrea Chiozzi, Fernando da Senhora V, Glaucio Paulino
Additive Manufacturing, Vol. 101, 104700
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Consistent machine learning for topology optimization with microstructure-dependent neural network material models
Harikrishnan Vijayakumaran, Jonathan Russ, Glaucio Paulino, Miguel Bessa
Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, Vol. 196, 106015
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Coarse-grained fundamental forms for characterizing isometries of trapezoid-based origami metamaterials
James McInerney, Diego Misseroni, Zeb Rocklin, Glaucio Paulino, Xiaoming Mao
Nature communications, Vol. 16, 1823
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Integration of additive manufacturing process-induced material characteristics into topology optimization
Yeming Xian, Glaucio Paulino, David Rosen
Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Vol. 434, 117503
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2024

Axisymmetric blockfold origami: a non-flat-foldable Miura variant with self-locking mechanisms and enhanced stiffness
Xiangxin Dang, Glaucio Paulino
Proceedings of the Royal Society A, Vol. 480, 20230956
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Folding a single high-genus surface into a repertoire of metamaterial functionalities
Xiangxin Dang, Stefano Gonella, Glaucio Paulino
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Vol. 121, e2413370121
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Topology optimization with continuously varying load magnitude and direction for compliance minimization
Juana Gresia, Fernando da Senhora V, Glaucio Paulino
Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, Vol. 67, 179
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