Multiscale architected porous materials for renewable energy conversion and storage

SS Hoseini, A Seyedkanani, G Najafi, AP Sasmito… - Energy Storage …, 2023 - Elsevier
Before replacing fossil fuels, renewable energy options should overcome conversion and
storage challenges. Therefore, it is crucial to develop advanced materials that may enhance …

In-memory mechanical computing

T Mei, CQ Chen - Nature Communications, 2023 - nature.com
Mechanical computing requires matter to adapt behavior according to retained knowledge,
often through integrated sensing, actuation, and control of deformation. However, inefficient …

Advances in nonlinear acoustic/elastic metamaterials and metastructures

X Fang, W Lacarbonara, L Cheng - Nonlinear Dynamics, 2024 - Springer
Acoustic/elastic metamaterials exhibit a wealth of unusual properties conducive to wave
manipulation. This review outlines state-of-the-art developments from FPUT chains, granular …

Curved Architected Triboelectric Metamaterials: Auxeticity‐Enabled Enhanced Figure‐of‐Merit

H Chen, J Shi, A Akbarzadeh - Advanced Functional Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Triboelectric generators are integrated into curved architected materials to realize
triboelectric metamaterials that simultaneously harvest electricity from wasted mechanical …

3D printed wood-fiber reinforced architected cellular composite beams with engineered flexural properties

E Estakhrianhaghighi, A Mirabolghasemi… - Additive …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study explores the integration of cellulose-based compounds into a biobased polymer
to create high-performance sustainable materials with improved properties. The elastic …

Non-Fourier thermal wave in 2D cellular metamaterials: From transient heat propagation to harmonic band gaps

R Shirzadkhani, S Eskandari, A Akbarzadeh - International Journal of Heat …, 2023 - Elsevier
Tailoring the nano/microarchitecture of advanced materials is a new root for manipulating
their behavior to attain unparalleled multifunctional properties, including guided transitional …

Suture interface inspired self-recovery architected structures for reusable energy absorption

P Jiang, S Zhang, H Yang, Y Li - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Designing materials and structures with high energy absorption and self-recoverability
remains a challenge for reusable energy absorption, particularly in aerospace engineering …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanical behavior of embedded bistable dome shell with tunable energy barrier asymmetry

F Albertini, MG Tarantino, L Daniel - International Journal of Mechanical …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this work, the mechanical response at finite strains of embedded dome shells is
investigated both numerically and experimentally. These systems are interesting as they …

Unravelling Size‐Dependent and Coupled Properties in Mechanical Metamaterials: A Couple‐Stress Theory Perspective

S Eskandari, B Shahryari, A Akbarzadeh - Advanced Science, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The lack of material characteristic length scale prevents classical continuum theory (CCT)
from recognizing size effect. Additionally, the even‐order material property tensors …

Programmable Shape‐Preserving Soft Robotics Arm via Multimodal Multistability

B Shahryari, H Mofatteh, A Sargazi… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Inflatable multistable materials have significantly advanced the design of shape‐preserving
soft robotic arms, offering substantial benefits in terms of shape adaptability, energy …