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- 1 2 3 Siobhan Roberts (2019-05-17). "'Knitting Is Coding' and Yarn Is Programmable in This Physics Lab: For Elisabetta Matsumoto, knot theory is knit theory". The New York Times . Boston, MA. p. D1. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
For Dr. Matsumoto, knitting is more than a handicraft hobby with health benefits. She is embarking on a five-year project, 'What a Tangled Web We Weave,' funded by the National Science Foundation, to investigate the mathematics and mechanics of 'the ancient technology known as knitting.'
- ↑ Kat J. McAlpine (2016-01-25). "4D-printed structure changes shape when placed in water". Harvard Gazette . Retrieved 2020-05-06.
Reported today in Nature Materials, the 4D printing advance combined materials science and mathematics through the involvement of the study's co-lead authors: A. Sydney Gladman, a graduate research assistant advised by Lewis and specializing in the printing of polymers and composites at the Wyss Institute and SEAS, and Elisabetta Matsumoto, a postdoctoral fellow at the Wyss and SEAS advised by Mahadevan and specializing in condensed matter and material physics.
- ↑ "The science of knitting, unpicked". Phys.org . 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
At the American Physical Society March Meeting in Boston this week, Matsumoto will present her work on the mathematical rules that underlie knitting.
- ↑ "Eleven Georgia Tech Faculty Members Receive NSF CAREER Awards". Georgia Tech Research Horizons . 2019-08-20. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
Eleven Georgia Tech faculty members have been chosen to receive National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER awards in the latest round of funding provided to faculty members in the early stages of their research careers. CAREER awards are considered among the NSF's most prestigious honors.
- ↑ Mathemalchemy’s Team
