Artificially-structured materials with negative Poisson's ratio, also known as auxetics, have
been the focus of numerous studies over the past few decades. In this paper, using a group …

In engineering design, origami structures are frequently characterized by their geometry-
shifting behavior, mechanical properties, lightness, and appealing aesthetic qualities. In …

Origami-inspired structures can manifest a range of interesting characteristics such as
reconfigurability and multi-stablity. Theoretically, the energy of rigid-foldable origami …

In recent years, lattice kirigami metamaterials have attracted considerable attention due to
their unconventional and often intriguing mechanical properties. However, the absence of a …

Thin-walled tubes with an origami design, particularly the Kresling pattern, exhibit superior
mechanical properties compared to traditional straight tubes, including a more constant …

Origami structures are often attractive for a broad range of applications in engineering,
design, and robotics because of their useful characteristics such as reconfigurable …

In the realm of space technology, aerospace solar arrays are conventionally employed as
efficient means of energy harvesting. The solar arrays need to be packaged in a payload …

Mechanical metamaterials and metastructures exhibit superior effective mechanical
properties, such as enhanced energy dissipation and resistance against impact loads …

The classic Kresling origami structure has been widely studied in the past two decades
because of its interesting mechanical properties, including compressive-twist coupling …

Sports concussions are a public health concern. Improving helmet performance to reduce
concussion risk is a key part of the research and development community response. Direct …