Mechanical energy metamaterials in interstellar travel

P Jiao - Progress in Materials Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Nanoscale spacecrafts have shed light on an audacious but promising vision for interstellar
travel to neighboring planets beyond the solar system. The nanocrafts can be accelerated to …

3D Printed Graphene‐Based Metamaterials: Guesting Multi‐Functionality in One Gain

J Du, G Fu, X Xu, AM Elshahawy, C Guan - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Advanced functional materials with fascinating properties and extended structural design
have greatly broadened their applications. Metamaterials, exhibiting unprecedented …

Synthesis of N‐Doped Highly Graphitic Carbon Urchin‐Like Hollow Structures Loaded with Single‐Ni Atoms towards Efficient CO2 Electroreduction

Y Li, XF Lu, S **, D Luan, X Wang… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The rational design of single‐atom catalysts featuring excellent conductivity, highly
accessible discrete active sites and favorable mass transfer is crucial for electrocatalysis but …

Crack‐Induced Superelastic, Strength‐Tunable Carbon Nanotube Sponges

Z Ye, B Zhao, Q Wang, K Chen, M Su… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Lightweight strong aerogels have many applications, but they suffer from the trade‐off
between key mechanical properties, and it remains challenging to realize superelastic …

Inverse design of truss lattice materials with superior buckling resistance

M Maurizi, C Gao, F Berto - npj Computational Materials, 2022 - nature.com
Manipulating the architecture of materials to achieve optimal combinations of properties
(inverse design) has always been the dream of materials scientists and engineers. Lattices …

Mechanical nanolattices printed using nanocluster-based photoresists

Q Li, J Kulikowski, D Doan, OA Tertuliano, CJ Zeman IV… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Natural materials exhibit emergent mechanical properties as a result of their
nanoarchitected, nanocomposite structures with optimized hierarchy, anisotropy, and …

Superior fracture resistance and topology-induced intrinsic toughening mechanism in 3D shell-based lattice metamaterials

Y Wang, K Wu, X Zhang, X Li, Y Wang, H Gao - Science Advances, 2024 - science.org
Lattice metamaterials have demonstrated remarkable mechanical properties at low
densities. As these architected materials advance toward real-world applications, their …

Nanoarchitected metal/ceramic interpenetrating phase composites

J Bauer, M Sala-Casanovas, M Amiri, L Valdevit - Science Advances, 2022 - science.org
Architected metals and ceramics with nanoscale cellular designs, eg, nanolattices, are
currently subject of extensive investigation. By harnessing extreme material size effects …

[HTML][HTML] High-strength, multifunctional and 3D printable mullite-based porous ceramics with a controllable shell-pore structure

F Yang, S Zhao, G Chen, K Li, Z Fei, P Mummery… - Advanced Powder …, 2024 - Elsevier
The quest for lightweight and functional materials poses stringent requirements on
mechanical performance of porous materials. However, the contradiction between high …

Lightweight liquid metal‐elastomer foam with smart multi‐function

P Yang, X Li, X Yang, G Li, Z Hu… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Lightweight metal‐polymer composited foam has drawn considerable attention in fields of
wearable electronics, acoustic and electromagnetic shielding, automotive and aerospace …