Mechanical metamaterials and beyond

P Jiao, J Mueller, JR Raney, X Zheng… - Nature communications, 2023‏ - nature.com
Mechanical metamaterials enable the creation of structural materials with unprecedented
mechanical properties. However, thus far, research on mechanical metamaterials has …

Mechanically-guided 3D assembly for architected flexible electronics

R Bo, S Xu, Y Yang, Y Zhang - Chemical Reviews, 2023‏ - ACS Publications
Architected flexible electronic devices with rationally designed 3D geometries have found
essential applications in biology, medicine, therapeutics, sensing/imaging, energy, robotics …

A three-dimensional liquid diode for soft, integrated permeable electronics

B Zhang, J Li, J Zhou, L Chow, G Zhao, Y Huang, Z Ma… - Nature, 2024‏ - nature.com
Wearable electronics with great breathability enable a comfortable wearing experience and
facilitate continuous biosignal monitoring over extended periods,–. However, current …

A three-dimensionally architected electronic skin mimicking human mechanosensation

Z Liu, X Hu, R Bo, Y Yang, X Cheng, W Pang, Q Liu… - Science, 2024‏ - science.org
Human skin sensing of mechanical stimuli originates from transduction of mechanoreceptors
that converts external forces into electrical signals. Although imitating the spatial distribution …

Recent advances and applications of machine learning in experimental solid mechanics: A review

H **, E Zhang, HD Espinosa - Applied …, 2023‏ - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
For many decades, experimental solid mechanics has played a crucial role in characterizing
and understanding the mechanical properties of natural and novel artificial materials …

Nature-inspired micropatterns

Y Wang, G Zheng, N Jiang, G Ying, Y Li, X Cai… - Nature Reviews …, 2023‏ - nature.com
Micropatterned materials have developed in nature over 3.8 billion years, with remarkable
performance. Nature inspiration is the process of understanding biological mechanisms and …

Bio‐Inspired Dynamically Morphing Microelectronics toward High‐Density Energy Applications and Intelligent Biomedical Implants

L Merces, LMM Ferro, A Thomas… - Advanced …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Choreographing the adaptive shapes of patterned surfaces to exhibit designable
mechanical interactions with their environment remains an intricate challenge. Here, a novel …

[HTML][HTML] Morphing matter: From mechanical principles to robotic applications

X Yang, Y Zhou, H Zhao, W Huang, Y Wang, KJ Hsia… - Soft Science, 2023‏ - oaepublish.com
The adaptability of natural organisms in altering body shapes in response to the
environment has inspired the development of artificial morphing matter. These materials …

Automated discovery of reprogrammable nonlinear dynamic metamaterials

G Bordiga, E Medina, S Jafarzadeh, C Bösch… - Nature Materials, 2024‏ - nature.com
Harnessing the rich nonlinear dynamics of highly deformable materials has the potential to
unlock the next generation of functional smart materials and devices. However, unlocking …

Machine learning-enabled forward prediction and inverse design of 4D-printed active plates

X Sun, L Yue, L Yu, CT Forte, CD Armstrong… - Nature …, 2024‏ - nature.com
Shape transformations of active composites (ACs) depend on the spatial distribution of
constituent materials. Voxel-level complex material distributions can be encoded by 3D …