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A chilli’s wrinkles and a cherry’s dimples explained

Model predicts the patterns on curved, tubular structures that shrink or grow.
A dehydrated chilli pepper on a white background

A dried chilli’s curvature and stiffness help to determine the pattern of its wrinkles. Credit: T. Wang et al./Phys. Rev. Lett.

The stiffness and curvature of ageing fruit can explain how its skin wrinkles1.

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Nature 614, 10 (2023)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-00132-y

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  1. Wang, T., Dai, Z., Potier-Ferry, M. & Xu, F. Phys. Rev. Lett. 130, 048201 (2023).

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