Mechanical properties news, February 2021

Materials & Design - Call for Papers: Special Issue on Low Dimensional and Nanostructured Materials for Advanced Functional Applications

Mixed-up way to produce exotic gels

Researchers have found a better way to produce an exotic class of gel, by simply mixing together water, oil and nanoparticles of quartz.

13th Elsevier Distinguished Lecture in Mechanics - Sponsored by Elsevier and the Journal: Mechanics Research Communications

Quantum Information and Deep Learning for Turbulent Combustion Modeling & Simulation

Novel gel bends laws of thermodynamics

By combining polymers and nanoparticles, researchers have created an injectable gel that doesn't melt when exposed to the temperature inside the body.

Polymer gels can move rather snappily

Researchers have found a way to get polymer gels to snap and reset themselves, relying solely on energy flow from their environment.

Materials Today Energy – New Editor in Chief: Professor Hongjin Fan

Professor Hongjin Fan announced as new Editor-in-Chief of Materials Today Energy.

Acta Biomaterialia makes the Special Issue on Biomineralization: From Cells to Biomaterials free for 3 months

Diamond-like hardness just a phase for 2D boron nitride

Experiments and simulations have revealed how 2D boron nitride can transform into its ultra-hard, diamond phase at room temperature.

Researchers drink to new class of tough, functional biomaterials

Inspired by Kombucha tea, researchers have developed a new way to generate tough, functional materials using a mixture of bacteria and yeast.

Stretchable circuits share the strain

By utilizing a patterned, flexible elastomer, researchers have created stretchable electronics that are less compromised by deformation.

Materials Today Physics appoints a new Associate Editor: Professor Ying Yu from the College of Physical Science and Technology of Central China Normal University.

Smashing new method builds metals from the bottom up

Researchers have developed a new method for smashing individual metal nanoclusters together to form macro-scale hunks of solid metal.