Nanomechanical behavior of a biomimetic nacre coating on glass observed via in situ SEM nanoindentation, demonstrating nanoscale crack deflection and strain hardening. (Image: F. de Luca) ...

Knitted textiles exhibit a unique combination of flexibility, durability and tailor-made elasticity, arising from their distinctive stitch topology. Unlike woven fabrics, the interlocking loops in ...

Until now, designing complex metamaterials with specific mechanical properties required large and costly experimental and simulation datasets. The method enables ...

The field of geotechnical engineering has long recognized the critical role of water-rock interactions in influencing the ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) The materials we interact with every day—whether they are steel, glass, or rubber—have properties like strength, flexibility, or brittleness that stem from their chemical ...

A new technical paper titled “A review of the thermo-mechanical analysis framework for microelectronics packaging: Mechanics, material property determination, and structural considerations” was ...