Foam Physics, Trinity College Dublin

The Kelvin Problem
by
Denis Weaire

The Physics of Foams
by
Denis Weaire & Stefan Hutzler

The Pursuit of Perfect Packing (2nd Edition)
by
Tomaso Aste & Denis Weaire

George Francis Fitzgerald
by
Denis Weaire (editor)

Welcome to the Foams & Complex Systems Research Group home page

Sept 2012

Packing Problems conference was hosted by the group in Trinity College Dublin from 2-5 September, details of the conference available here.

Media coverage of the Packings Problems conference and recent research by the group was featured in The Irish Times.

May 2012

New publication: "Dense packings of spheres in cylinders: Simulations" in Physical Review E.

Media coverage of the research by the group on sphere packings featured in Le Monde (article in French, English translation available here).

Apr 2012

New publication: "Structural and finite element analysis of tomographic data for closed cell aluminum foam subject to uniaxial compression" in Acta Materialia.

Media coverage of the research by the group on the Weaire-Phelan structure in La Recherche (article in French).

Research by the group on sphere packings featured on the Trinity College Dublin homepage.

Dec 2011

First realisation of the Weaire-Phelan structure in experiment announced here.

Media coverage of the research by the group on the Weaire-Phelan structure in Physics World.

Science and Jewellery
Collaborations of Stefan Hutzler with goldsmith Dougal Hazel.