Few advanced mechanics of materials solutions have found broader and more enduring
applications than Emil Winkler's beam on elastic foundation analysis, first published in 1867 …

The free surface of a thin soft polymer film is often found to become unstable and self-
organizes into various meso-scale structures. In this article we classify the instability of a thin …

Ice accretion has a negative impact on critical infrastructure, as well as a range of
commercial and residential activities. Icephobic surfaces are defined by an ice adhesion …

Surfaces that can passively mitigate ice accretion have recently attracted significant interest
as an alternative to cost-intensive, active, de-icing technologies. After decades of research …

Amphibian adhesion systems can enhance adhesion forces on wet or rough surfaces via
hexagonal architectures, enabling omnidirectional peel resistance and drainage against wet …

Nature often exhibits various interesting and unique adhesive surfaces. The attempt to
understand the natural adhesion phenomena can continuously guide the design of artificial …

In this paper, we describe a novel method for fabricating 2-D and 3-D microchannel patterns
in a flexible platform of cross-linked poly (dimethylsiloxane)(PDMS). Here, a slender nylon …

Natural adhesives in the feet of different arthropods and vertebrates show strong adhesion
as well as excellent reusability. Whereas the hierarchical structures on the surface are …

A rigid-glass prism (square or rectangular base, rectangular cross-section) is sheared off a
thin film of silicone elastomer bonded to a glass plate by applying a tangential force at …

Ice protection techniques have attracted significant interest, notably in aerospace and wind
energy applications. However, the current solutions are mostly costly and inconvenient due …