Fascinating pattern formation by quasi-static crack growth in thin films has received
increasing interest in both interdisciplinary science and engineering applications. The paper …

Large deformations of soft materials are customarily associated with strong constitutive and
geometrical nonlinearities that originate new modes of fracture. Some isotropic materials …

Cutting aluminum films with micrometer-level thickness requires a full understanding of the
mixed effect due to bending, buckling, and fracture. These three deformation patterns have a …

Fracturing is unavoidable and threatens the reliability and functionality of materials.
Therefore, regulating the propagation of cracks in a predictable and ductile manner is of …

Cutting is a ubiquitous process with wide ranging implications, culturally and
technologically. Experimenting on the kitchen table, we quickly learn that the easiest way to …

Two novel single-period cracks were observed in experiments of cutting a folded sheet with
a blunt object and tearing a thin brittle sheet under the guidance of a meterstick. Additionally …