We design, 3D-print and demonstrate the extreme mechanics of architected single- and polycrystals. Through this macroscopic approach, we aim to visualize the intra- and inter-grain mechanisms in their atomic counterparts. Furthermore, we demonstrate that "the material (or matter) is the machine" through our new heterogeneous materials and devices, whereby "macroscopic" phase tranformations and separations can emerge.

Reference: Lee et al., Soft Matter, 2024, Lee, Cho, Proc. R. Soc. A, 2025

We seek to engineer and leverage microstructural disorder to achieve mechanical, chemical and optical functionalities untapped in architected materials with high internal symmetry and long-range order. Our research aims to elucidate the underlying physical-mathematical principles of "disorder" and the emerging amorphous states of matter. This work is strongly connected to research on Heterogeneous Materials.

Reference: Moon et al., J. Mech. Phys. Solids, 2025