Mechanical metamaterials research demands interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation. (Nanowerk News) Metamaterials are artificially-structured materials with extraordinary properties not easily ...

Until now, designing complex metamaterials with specific mechanical properties required large and costly experimental and simulation datasets. The method enables ...

Join us in bridging the gap between simulation and experimental data and contribute to the advancement of programmable mechanical metamaterials. First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours ...

They have developed a new class of mechanical metamaterials—artificially engineered structures that store and release elastic energy more efficiently than ever before. This innovation could lead ...

This introductory course is designed to cover the technology fundamentals of the optical and mechanical metamaterials, micro-/nano-fabrication methodologies, and prospective applications. Specific ...

In metamaterials design, the name of the game has long been "stronger is better ... "We also want to try this approach on more brittle materials, to give them multifunctionality," Portela says. "So ...

Portela and his colleagues will report their findings in the journal Nature Materials ("Double-network-inspired mechanical metamaterials"). His MIT co-authors include first author James Utama Surjadi ...

The invention is a metamaterial, which is a material engineered to feature new and unusual properties that depend on the material's physical structure rather than its chemical composition. In this ...

International Center for Applied Mechanics, School of Aerospace Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710049, P. R. China ...