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Tension-compression asymmetry in brittle lattice metamaterials - npj Metamaterials

41+ min ago  (1598+ words) a Kelvin and b octet. Unit cell, node connectivity, tension specimen, and compression specimen. a Kelvin, b octet: uniform design (left) gradient design (right). a Kelvin b octet. Post-failure images of c Kelvin under tension (left), compression (right), d octet…...

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Asymmetric tension–compression connectivity governs deformation delocalization in truss-based metamaterials - npj Metamaterials

5+ hour, 11+ min ago  (1239+ words) a Definition of the chirality angle () observed in the truncated octahedron primitive cell. b Sequence of mirror operations to obtain the TOTI unit cell from the truncated octahedron primitive cell. c'f Experimental and simulation responses under compressive loading for TOTI…...

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Mechanical properties of model network elastomers: Impacts of network geometry and chemistry - Polymer Journal

5+ hour, 31+ min ago  (102+ words) Polymer Journal (2026)Cite this article The author thanks his collaborators for their contribution to the works described in this review. This work was supported by the JST FOREST Program (Grant No. JPMJFR242A), JSPS KAKENHI (Grant Nos. JP24K01546, JP21K14678, and JP19K15630), and the JACI Prize…...

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Shaping stress: how curvature governs the mechanics of film-substrate systems undergoing volumetric expansion - npj Metamaterials

10+ hour, 18+ min ago  (1489+ words) a Examples of common porous backbone structures. b Major shape classifications and mapping based on principal curvatures, curvedness, and shape index. c Substrate-film configurations, including single-coated solid-backbone (SLB) and double-coated shell-backbone (SHB), where the substrate is green and the coated…...

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Fast multi-resolution 3D printing of microfluidics: enabling 2 μm channels and ultra-compact mixers - Microsystems & Nanoengineering

4+ day, 7+ hour ago  (866+ words) a SEM image of single biocage device. b close-up SEM image of biocage pores with 7 "m pore size. c SEM image of 8 biocage devices. d, e SEM images of TPMS structure in a channel without and with overlying layers, respectively;…...

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Additive manufacturing pathways for polymer-derived ceramics: processing, structure, and function - npj Advanced Manufacturing

6+ day, 2+ hour ago  (1694+ words) Elements of this figure were adapted and redrawn based on concepts reported in the literature152,220,221,222,223,224. Adapted from ref. 225. with permission from MDPI. a Schematic illustration of the reaction and phase transformation upon pyrolysis in air. b Filament spool consisting of 40 vol....

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Screening of liquid photopolymer resins exposed to high-vacuum - npj Advanced Manufacturing

1+ week, 10+ hour ago  (656+ words) The following section presents the results comparing non-exposed and vacuum-exposed resin samples, as defined in the methodology. For space structures, this level of stiffness reduction is expected to remain within a range that can be accommodated through appropriate safety margins…...

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Application of an IEW-CRITIC-CoCoSo method based on interval-valued T-spherical fuzzy for optimizing process parameters of 3D printed recycled polypropylene composites - Scientific Reports

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (1278+ words) (a) Comparison of decision spaces among IFSs, PyFSs, PFSs and SFSs (b) Information representation ranges of SFS and TSFS for different q. The main contributions of this study are as follows: This study proposes a novel IVTSFS-based MADM framework for optimizing the FDM…...

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How to submit | Advanced manufacturing for sustainable and intelligent production: Integrating additive, subtractive, and hybrid approaches

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (65+ words) Dr B R Ambedkar NIT Jalandhar, India Inha University, South Korea Please ensure that your manuscript is submitted'before midnight GMT on the listed deadline date. The submission system will close at exactly'00:00 GMT'on the following day, so late submissions cannot…...

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Morphing matter to support ecological restoration - Nature Reviews Materials

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (460+ words) We use essential cookies to make sure the site can function. We also use optional cookies for advertising, personalisation of content, usage analysis, and social media, as well as to allow video information to be shared for both marketing, analytics…...