Auxetic foams counter-intuitively expand (shrink) under stretching (compression). These
foams can exhibit superior mechanical properties such as resistance to shear and …

Finite element methods have been the subject of active research for the last six decades.
However, gaps remain in the understanding of even the simplest applications, including …

Living organisms such as fishes, cephalopods and clams are cryptically coloured with a
wide range of hues and patterns for camouflage, signalling or energy regulation. Despite …

Wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) is a metal 3D printing method that allows the cost-
effective and efficient production of large-scale elements, and has thus gained great interest …

Objective A deeper understanding of the mechanical behavior of dental restorative materials
requires an insight into the materials elastic constants and microstructure. Here we aim to …

It is a challenge to fabricate graphene bulk materials with properties arising from the nature
of individual graphene sheets, and which assemble into monolithic three-dimensional …

Cultured meat has potential to diversify methods for protein production, but innovations in
production efficiency will be required to make cultured meat a feasible protein alternative …

Within density functional theory (DFT), we have investigated the structural, elastic, electronic,
magnetic, and thermoelectric properties of XCrSb (X= Fe and Ni) half-Heusler (HH) alloys …

Stretchable fiber and yarn triboelectric nanogenerator are sought for such applications as
wearable sensing system such as cloth communication devices, electronic textiles, and …

Recently, the 1T-SnSSe monolayer has attracted increasing attention in the thermoelectric
community on account of its low-cost and environmental friendliness. In this paper, the …