Rationally designed architected materials have attained previously untapped territories in
materials property space. The properties and behaviours of architected materials need not …

Over the last decade, extensive efforts have been made on utilizing advanced materials and
structures to improve the properties and functionalities of flexible electronics. While the …

Materials with target nonlinear mechanical response can support the design of innovative
soft robots, wearable devices, footwear, and energy‐absorbing systems, yet it is challenging …

This broad review summarizes recent advances and “hot” research topics in nanophononics
and elastic, acoustic, and mechanical metamaterials based on results presented by the …

Abstract Quasi‐zero‐stiffness (QZS) isolators of high‐static‐low‐dynamic stiffness play an
important role in ultra‐low frequency vibration mitigation. While the current designs of QZS …

Recent advancements in reprogrammable metamaterials have enabled the development of
intelligent matters with variable special properties in situ. These metamaterials employ intra …

A novel metamaterial beam with embedded quasi-zero-stiffness (QZS) resonator is
proposed to realize wave attenuation in very low-frequency band gaps. The configuration of …

From atomic crystals to animal flocks, the emergence of order in nature is captured by the
concept of spontaneous symmetry breaking,,–. However, this cornerstone of physics is …

Phononic materials are periodically arranged building blocks in the form of material
properties, geometries, and/or boundary conditions. This synthetic architecture makes …

The tension‐torsion coupling metamaterial (TTCM) exhibits torsional deformation while
stretching, with the degree of freedom exceeding the Cauchy elasticity. However, the TTCM …