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Editorial: DSNP Dissertation Award 2025 – Pushing the limits of active metamaterials

Ted Brzinski

Sebastian Deffner

Nathan C. Keim

Enkeleida Lushi

Joshua E. S. Socolar

  • Department of Physics and Astronomy Haverford College

  • Department of Physics University of Maryland, Baltimore County

  • Department of Physics The Pennsylvania State University

  • Soft Active Matter Lab

  • Department of Physics Duke University

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Phys. Rev. E 113, 030001 – Published 9 March, 2026

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.113.030001

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