Although indentation experiments have long been used to measure the hardness and
Young's modulus, the utility of this technique in analyzing the complete elastic–plastic …

Carbon nanotube (CNT) aerogels and sponges are macroscopic porous materials with a
unique isotropic structure. CNTs make an interconnected 3D scaffold, therefore the resulting …

Compressible materials permeate our lives almost in all levels from biological tissues,
energy cushions, to sorbents for environment remediation.[1, 2] Many of these applications …

Ultralight and resilient porous nanostructures have been fabricated in various material
forms, including carbon, polymers, and metals. However, the development of ultralight and …

As a structural analogue of graphene, boron nitride nanosheets (BNNSs) have attracted
ever-growing research interest in the past few years, due to their remarkably mechanical …

Until now, materials with high elasticity at deep cryogenic temperatures have not been
observed. Previous reports indicated that graphene and carbon nanotube–based porous …

The idea of extending functions of graphene aerogels and achieving specific applications
has aroused wide attention recently. A solution to this challenge is the formation of a hybrid …

Since its invention in ancient times, relief printing, commonly called flexography, has been
used to mass-produce artifacts ranging from decorative graphics to printed media. Now …

In the analysis of complex, hierarchical structural meta-materials, it is critical to understand
the mechanical behavior at each level of hierarchy in order to understand the bulk material …

Understanding and controlling the self-assembly of vertically oriented carbon nanotube
(CNT) forests is essential for realizing their potential in myriad applications. The governing …