Lightweight materials and structures have been extensively studied for a wide range of
applications in design and manufacturing of more environment-friendly and more …

As biodegradable thermoplastics are more and more penetrating the market of filaments for
fused deposition modeling (FDM) 3D printing, fillers in the form of natural fibers are …

Additive manufacturing (AM) alias 3D printing translates computer-aided design (CAD)
virtual 3D models into physical objects. By digital slicing of CAD, 3D scan, or tomography …

As one of the most important categories in the additive manufacturing (AM) field, powder-
based techniques, such as selective laser sintering, electron beam melting and selective …

In the past decades, there has been a constant aspiration for light-weight and highly efficient
energy-absorbing structures and materials in vehicle and other industries. A large number of …

New and innovative lightweight materials are the key demands of the automotive and
aerospace industry. Exceptional energy absorption properties can be obtained from designs …

This paper designs a novel reusable gradient negative stiffness (GNS) honeycomb structure
and focuses on investigating its energy absorption (EA). Contrary to classical normal …

The aim of this paper is to introduce dual-material auxetic meta-sandwiches by four-
dimensional (4D) printing technology for reversible energy absorption applications. The …

Following high profile, life changing long term mental illnesses and fatalities in sports such
as skiing, cricket and American football—sports injuries feature regularly in national and …

Complex engineering applications have created an increasing demand for engineering
structures or materials with multiple desired properties. In this context, metamaterials …