Shape memory materials can maintain temporary shapes without external constraints and
revert to their permanent shape upon exposure to an external stimulus, such as heat, light …

In this paper we report, clarify and broaden various recent efforts to complement the
chemistry-centered models of force generation in (skeletal) muscles by mechanics-centered …

Our work on rate-independent systems was stimulated by our search for evolutionary
material models for shape-memory alloys that are flexible enough to encompass nonlinear …

Metamaterials have unprecedented properties that facilitate the development of advanced
devices and machines. However, their interconnected building structures limit their …

We extend the notion of phase transformations to periodic cellular materials by introducing
materials whose unit cells have multiple stable configurations. Each stable configuration of …

Writing a book on smart materials bears a certain semblance to purchasing a high-end
laptop—due to rapid advances in the field, it is tempting to postpone the decision every six …

Multi-stable metastructures composed of curved beams can switch to a series of stable
configurations via elastic snap-through transitions. The elastic deformations allow …

Origami, the ancient art of paper folding, has evolved into a design framework of a wide
variety of engineering systems such as deployable structures and architected cellular …

Dissipating kinetic energy from shock and vibration is an urgent requirement for various
applications in aerospace to mechanical engineering. This paper proposes a series of …

Multistable mechanical metamaterials are periodic structures whose unit cells show bistable
configurations. The snap-through behavior of the unit cell enhances the energy dissipation …