Author(s): Henri C. G. de Cagny, Bart E. Vos, Mahsa Vahabi, Nicholas A. Kurniawan, Masao Doi, Gijsje H. Koenderink, F. C. MacKintosh, and Daniel Bonn
A new theory explains why fluid-filled filamentary networks contract in response to a sideways force.

[Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 217802] Published Fri Nov 18, 2016