Phononic crystals (PCs) and metamaterials (MMs) can exhibit abnormal properties, even far
beyond those found in nature, through artificial design of the topology or ordered structure of …

The study of granular crystals, which are nonlinear metamaterials that consist of closely
packed arrays of particles that interact elastically, is a vibrant area of research that combines …

We report the experimental observation of modulational instability and discrete breathers in
a one-dimensional diatomic granular crystal composed of compressed elastic beads that …

We investigate stop band properties of a theoretical cubic array of iron spheres connected to
a bulk of concrete via iron or rubber ligaments. Each sphere moves freely within a …

We study the interaction of highly nonlinear solitary waves propagating in granular crystals
with an adjacent linear elastic medium. We investigate the effects of interface dynamics on …

In the present work, we attempt a brief summary of various areas where non-linear waves
have been emerging in the phenomenology of lattice dynamical systems. These areas …

We investigate the tunable vibration filtering properties of statically compressed one-
dimensional diatomic granular crystals composed of arrays of stainless steel spheres and …

We demonstrate the utilisation of transition waves for realising input-invariant, frequency-
independent energy harvesting in 1D lattices of bistable elements. We propose a …

We study wave propagation in a chain of spherical particles containing a local resonator.
The resonant particles are made of an aluminum outer spherical shell and a steel inner …

We present a systematic study of the existence and stability of discrete breathers that are
spatially localized in the bulk of a one-dimensional chain of compressed elastic beads that …