To date, it is the largest and most detailed such rendering of neural circuits in a mammalian brain.

Sudden changes to a material’s shape, like wrinkling, tearing or crumpling, can reveal hidden properties. Scientists call these instabilities, and engineers can use them as tools for designing high-tech products. Now, Princeton engineers have discovered a new instability, adding another tool to the kit.

Nwokeji, from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, is majoring in molecular biology and minoring in bioengineering and African studies.