Calls to minimize greenhouse gas emissions and demands for higher energy efficiency
continue to drive research into alternative cooling and refrigeration technologies. The caloric …

The magnetocaloric effect and its most straightforward application, magnetic refrigeration,
are topics of current interest due to the potential improvement of energy efficiency of cooling …

Solutions to many of the world's problems depend upon materials research and
development. However, advanced materials can take decades to discover and decades …

High-entropy alloys (HEA) are of high current interest due to their unique and attractive
combination of structural, physical, chemical or magnetic properties. HEA comprise multiple …

Although hydrogels containing large amounts of water are similar to natural muscles, they
are a challenge to be used in artificial muscles because of their poor mechanical properties …

Elastocaloric cooling, a solid-state cooling technology, exploits the latent heat released and
absorbed by stress-induced phase transformations. Hysteresis associated with …

In metals additive manufacturing (AM), materials and components are concurrently made in
a single process as layers of metal are fabricated on top of each other in the near-final …

Muscles featuring high frequency and high stroke linear actuation are essential for animals
to achieve superior maneuverability, agility, and environmental adaptability. Artificial …