Computational design of mechanical metamaterials

S Bonfanti, S Hiemer, R Zulkarnain, R Guerra… - Nature Computational …, 2024 - nature.com
In the past few years, design of mechanical metamaterials has been empowered by
computational tools that have allowed the community to overcome limitations of human …

[HTML][HTML] 3D printing of active mechanical metamaterials: A critical review

MY Khalid, ZU Arif, A Tariq, M Hossain, R Umer… - Materials & Design, 2024 - Elsevier
The emergence of mechanical metamaterials from 4D printing has paved the way for
develo** advanced hierarchical structures with superior multifunctionalities. In particular …

Ocean wave energy harvesting with high energy density and self-powered monitoring system

ZQ Lu, L Zhao, HL Fu, E Yeatman, H Ding… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Constructing a ocean Internet of Things requires an essential ocean environment monitoring
system. However, the widely distributed existing ocean monitoring sensors make it …

Stair‐Step** Mechanical Metamaterials with Programmable Load Plateaus

C Zeng, L Liu, Y Hu, W Zhao, X ** innovative vibration
suppression and isolation systems for applications such as satellite platforms, submarines …

Harnessing plasticity in sequential metamaterials for ideal shock absorption

W Liu, S Janbaz, D Dykstra, B Ennis, C Coulais - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
Mechanical metamaterials exhibit interesting properties such as high stiffness at low density,–
, enhanced energy absorption,, shape morphing,–, sequential deformations,,–, auxeticity …

Tailoring Stress–Strain Curves of Flexible Snap** Mechanical Metamaterial for On‐Demand Mechanical Responses via Data‐Driven Inverse Design

Z Chai, Z Zong, H Yong, X Ke, J Zhu, H Ding… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
By incorporating soft materials into the architecture, flexible mechanical metamaterials
enable promising applications, eg, energy modulation, and shape morphing, with a well …

Imperfection‐Enabled Strengthening of Ultra‐Lightweight Lattice Materials

J Ding, Q Ma, X Li, L Zhang, H Yang, S Qu… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Lattice materials are an emerging family of advanced engineering materials with unique
advantages for lightweight applications. However, the mechanical behaviors of lattice …

Maximizing Triboelectric Nanogenerators by Physics‐Informed AI Inverse Design

P Jiao, ZL Wang, AH Alavi - Advanced Materials, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Triboelectric nanogenerators offer an environmentally friendly approach to harvesting
energy from mechanical excitations. This capability has made them widely sought‐after as …

Temperature-responsive metamaterials made of highly sensitive thermostat metal strips

Y Zhang, WZ Jiang, Y Pan, XC Teng, HH Xu, H Yan… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
Temperature-responsive metamaterials have remarkable shape-morphing ability during
thermal energy conversion. However, integrating the thermal shape programmability, wide …

Bio-inspired 4D printed intelligent lattice metamaterials with tunable mechanical property

X Zhang, Y Han, M Zhu, Y Chu, W Li, Y Zhang… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract 4D-printed intelligent metamaterials possess a multitude of potential applications in
the engineering fields due to their novel structures and functions. In this paper, a …