Mechanical properties

New study stretches rubber to form battery electrolyte

Researchers have formulated a rubber electrolyte with superior ionic conductivity, mechanical properties and electrochemical stability.

New model learns how to inflate 3D shapes

Researchers have developed a platform that uses machine learning to program the transformation of 2D stretchable materials into specific 3D shapes.

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New software tool offers fundamental predictions for crystalline materials

A new open-source software tool can calculate the fundamental constants needed to describe the physical properties of crystalline solids.

Researchers create world's longest flexible fiber battery

Researchers have developed the world’s longest flexible fiber lithium-ion battery, which can be woven into fabrics.

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Composite Structures Board Member Prof. Leng Jinsong elected Academician of the Chinese Academy of Science

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Lighting the way to flexible electronics

Researchers have created a polymer-based photodetector that can be stretched by up to 200% without significantly losing its conductivity.

Friction of fuzzy nanoparticles creates tough materials

Researchers have discovered that silica nanoparticles coated in polymer chains that are not too short or too long can produce extremely tough films.