Bistable laminates are composite structures that exhibit more than one static configuration, showing a "snap-through" behaviour results from residual stresses generated during the curing process. This study focuses on finding adequate fibre and laminate arrangements for bistable used in functional kinetic shadings. We present with mixed-methods approach, combining experimental prototyping perfo...

Bistability plays a central role in the gene regulatory networks (GRNs) controlling many essential biological functions, including cellular differentiation and cell cycle control. However, establishing the network topologies that can exhibit bistability remains a challenge, in part due to the exceedingly large variety of GRNs that exist for even a small number of components. We begin to address...

This paper is concerned with beamlike space frames that include a large number of bistable elements, and exploit the bistability of the elements to obtain structures with multiple stable configurations. By increasing the number of bistable elements, structures with a large number of different configurations can be designed. A particular attraction of this approach is that it produces structures...

Summary Spore formation in the Gram-positive bacterium Bacillus subtilis is a last resort adaptive response to starvation. To initiate sporulation, the key regulator in this process, Spo0A, needs to be activated by the so-called phosphorelay. Within a sporulating culture of B. subtilis, some cells initiate this developmental program, while other cells do not. Therefore, initiation of sporulatio...

How does attention interact with incoming sensory information to determine what we perceive? One domain in which this question has received serious consideration is that of bistable perception: a captivating class of phenomena that involves fluctuating visual experience in the face of physically unchanging sensory input. Here, some investigations have yielded support for the idea that attention...

Bistable composite laminates are advanced structures which potential candidates for morphing structure applications. The geometrical dimensions, material properties, ambient temperature and moisture have significant effects on the bistable behaviour, effect of uncertain parameters should be quantified. Reliability analysis is well established quantitative assessment probability an event due to ...