Author(s): Yuan Zhou, Lazaros Tsaloukidis, Jack Binysh, Yuchao Chen, Nikta Fakhri, Corentin Coulais, and Piotr Surówka Living materials such as membranes, cytoskeletal assemblies, cell collectives, and tissues can often be described as active solids—materials that are energized from within, with elastic response about a well-defined reference configuration. These materials often live in complex and curved manifolds,… [Phys. Rev. Lett. 137, 088301] Published Mon Aug 17, 2026