Lightweight materials and structures have been extensively studied for a wide range of
applications in design and manufacturing of more environment-friendly and more …

Multi-scale structures, as found in nature (eg, bone and bamboo), hold the promise of
achieving superior performance while being intrinsically lightweight, robust, and multi …

Topology optimization was developed as an advanced structural design methodology to
generate innovative lightweight and high-performance configurations that are difficult to …

The critical importance of heat exchangers (HXs) on energy systems has been widely
recognized, which can largely determine the overall efficiency. With the rise of the topology …

The question of how methods from the field of artificial intelligence can help improve the
conventional frameworks for topology optimisation has received increasing attention over …

Manufacturing-oriented topology optimization has been extensively studied the past two
decades, in particular for the conventional manufacturing methods, for example, machining …

Compliant mechanisms have become an important branch of modern mechanisms. Unlike
conventional rigid body mechanisms, compliant mechanisms transform the displacement …

This work grew out of rapid developments of topology optimization approaches and
emerging industry trends of “3D printing” techniques, the latter bridging to a large extent the …

Compared with the forward design method through the control of geometric parameters and
material types, the inverse design method based on the target stress‐strain curve is helpful …

Metamaterials are artificial materials designed to exhibit effective material parameters that
go beyond those found in nature. Composed of unit cells with rich designability that are …