Despite the emergence of acoustic metamaterials with superior sound absorption and
transmission loss, their adoption for building sound insulation has been limited. Sound …

Inspired by sonic engineering, locally resonant metamaterials have attracted much attention
from researchers in civil engineering for their unique characteristics of stress wave …

Acoustic resonances in open systems, which are usually associated with resonant modes
characterized by complex eigenfrequencies, play a fundamental role in manipulating …

Triply periodic minimal surface (TPMS) sandwich panels have superior characteristics,
including lightweight and extraordinary mechanical properties, so that they are widely …

Acoustic metamaterials with broadband sound-absorbing capacity open up applications in
aerospace, automotive, marine, defense, etc. For such applications, sound-absorbing …

Nanoscale spacecrafts have shed light on an audacious but promising vision for interstellar
travel to neighboring planets beyond the solar system. The nanocrafts can be accelerated to …

Highly sensitive, source-tracking acoustic sensing is essential for effective and natural
human-machine interaction based on voice. It is a known challenge to omnidirectionally …

Acoustic energy is difficult to capture and utilise in general. The current work proposes a
novel nanofibrous membrane-based (NFM) triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) that can …

Implantable medical devices (IMDs), like pacemakers regulating heart rhythm or deep brain
stimulators treating neurological disorders, revolutionize healthcare. However, limited …

Integrating soft components into acoustic metamaterials is an extremely promising way to
enhance their adjustability and reconfigurability. Herein, we report a type of space-coiled …