Vibration reduction is of great importance in various engineering applications, and a
material that exhibits good vibration damping along with high strength and modulus has …

Close packed carbon nanotube bundles are materials with highly deformable elements, for
which unusual deformation mechanisms are expected. Structural evolution of the zigzag …

Tactile sensors, or sensors that collect measurements through touch, have versatile
applications in a wide range of fields including robotic gripping, intelligent manufacturing …

Thermal interface materials (TIMs) are essential for managing heat in modern electronics,
and nanocomposite TIMs can offer critical improvements. Here, we demonstrate thermally …

We report mechanical behavior and strain rate dependence of recoverability and energy
dissipation in vertically aligned carbon nanotube (VACNT) bundles subjected to quasi-static …

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have record high tensile strength and Young's modulus, which
makes them ideal for making super strong yarns, ropes, fillers for composites, solid …

Mechanical response of the carbon nanotube bundle to uniaxial and biaxial lateral
compression followed by unloading is modeled under plane strain conditions. The chain …

Carbon nanotube (CNT) and graphene-based sponges and aerogels have an isotropic
porous structure and their mechanical strength and stability are relatively lower. Here, we …

For the first time, carbon nanotube (CNT) forests are fully characterized as transversely
isotropic continuum material. Each of the five independent elastic constants is …

Fundamental investigations into mechanical behaviour and properties, eg elasticity,
plasticity, hardness, toughness, strength and failure, exhibited at the nanoscale have …