Mechanical properties news, November 2019

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Disordered proteins can make 'super-sticky' materials

Stable materials can be created from disordered proteins by altering the environmental triggers that cause them to undergo phase transitions.

Spider silk stitches up antibacterial coatings

coating silk sutures with antimicrobial spider silk proteins could alleviate the problem of post-surgical infection

Graphene resists stresses and strains with kirigami

Applying kirigami, the Japanese art of cutting and folding, to graphene can make it more strain tolerant and adaptable to movement.

Cracking the mystery of nature’s toughest material

Using an electron microscope, scientists have uncovered the mechanisms that make nacre, also known as mother-of-pearl, so hard and resilient.

Kirigami-inspired sensors take the strain

kirigami-inspired design allows graphene-based sensor devices to withstand large strains

Infused CMF better than aluminum as leading-edge wing material

A combination of steel composite metal foam and epoxy resin is a better leading-edge material for aircraft wings than the aluminum currently used.

‘Chimera’ membrane promises to filter out micropollutants

new type of membrane can filter micropollutants like pharmaceuticals, pesticides, and plasticizers from drinking or wastewater