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Mechanical properties news, November 2022

Self-assembled pinwheel structure displays surprising chirality

Researchers have developed a novel method for getting pyramid-shaped nanoparticles to self-assembe into pinwheel lattices with chiral properties.

29 November 2022

Dendrites can be prevented from travelling between electrodes in a solid-state lithium-metal battery by simply applying mechanical stress.

28 November 2022

A new way to guide the self-assembly of a wide range of nanoscale structures, including parapets and aqueducts, uses simple polymers as starting materials.

25 November 2022

flexible three-dimensional piezoelectric nanocomposite with integrated electrodes makes useful energy harvesting device

22 November 2022Cordelia Sealy

Researchers investigate commonplace polymers with an eye to the microplastics crisis

20 November 2022Laurie Winkless

Using AI to design new complex metamaterials with useful properties

18 November 2022Laurie Donaldson

A new heat treatment can transform the microscopic structure of 3D-printed metals, making them less prone to the deformation process known as creep.

17 November 2022

By burning away a scaffold of carbon nanotubes, engineers have been able to produce a forest of aligned boron nitride nanotubes.

8 November 2022

Researchers have developed a new self-healing fiber-reinforced composite that allows structures such as aircraft wings to repair themselves in place.

7 November 2022

metamaterial based on liquid-crystal elastomers can change its mechanical properties in response to light

3 November 2022Cordelia Sealy

novel conductive biomaterial composite based on pristine graphene and collagen is ideal for neural medical device applications

2 November 2022Cordelia Sealy

Researchers have shown that introducing intentional flaws to a metallic alloy can be used to make it stronger without affecting its flexibility.

2 November 2022

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