Enzymes are a class of natural catalysts with high efficiency, specificity, and selectivity
unmatched by their synthetic counterparts and dictate a myriad of reactions that constitute …

Over the decades, the application of mechanical force to influence chemical reactions has
been called by various names: mechanochemistry, tribochemistry, mechanical alloying, to …

Mechanochemical transformations offer environmentally benign synthesis routes, whilst
enhancing both the speed and selectivity of reactions. In this regard, mechanochemistry …

Using compressive mechanical forces, such as pressure, to induce crystallographic phase
transitions and mesostructural changes while modulating material properties in …

Although shock experiments are traditionally performed in large facilities, tabletop
experiments that provide convenient high-throughput shock testing have been growing in …

Numerous crystal-and microstructural-level mechanisms are at play in the formation of
hotspots, which are known to govern high explosives initiation behavior. Most of these …

Postsynthetic modification (PSM) of the metal–organic framework (MOF) has been
demonstrated to be an effective strategy to enhance performance. In this particular work, the …

Featured Application The zeolitic imidazolate framework ZIF-75 exhibits the negative linear
compressibility effect under small applied pressures with multiple potential applications …

The introduction of defects in metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) is an effective method to
improve the performance of MOFs in many applications, but it also compromises the …

The loading rate dependence of the mechanical properties of metal–organic framework
(MOF) crystals is key in determining their performance in many engineering applications …